National dialogue Arendalsuka also provided the NPM with the ­opportunity to participate in other events, directly relevant to the sectors the NPM works with. In ­addition to our own debate, the NPM's staff attended 56 different events during Arendalsuka. This provided the NPM staff with good opportunities for dialogue and input. The Ombudsman and the NPM staff gave a number of presentations at conferences and seminars during the year, including (for an exhaustive list, see Activities in 2019): › The Norwegian Association for Penal Reform’s penological conference on legal safeguards in prisons › The Norwegian Bar Association's Human Rights Seminar – talk on the use of coercion against children in institutions › Lecture to Red Cross volunteers visiting the police immigration detention centre at Trandum 79 Dialogue with the authorities Follow-up of the visits we have conducted is an important part of our dialogue with the authorities. Much of our dialogue with the Norwegian authorities in 2019 has been related to the work on the Special Report to the Storting on Solitary Confinement and Lack of Human Contact in Norwegian Prisons, ­following its submission to the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs. During the year, we have met with the Ministry of Health and Care Services, the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, the Directorate of Health and the Directorate of the Correctional Service to present the Special Report. The Special Report has also been presented to other relevant parties, for instance the Storting's Standing Committee on Justice, and trade unions, including the Trade Union for Correctional Officers (KY), the Norwegian Medical Association and the Norwegian Nurses' Association. Several specialist committees and all the political factions in the Storting have also been offered a presentation of the Special Report. › The criminal law conference 2019: Lecture on challenges in the Correctional Services › Leadership conference for the Office for Children, Youth and Family Affairs – Region South, on the Parliamentary Ombudsman's work › Conference on solitary confinement, hosted by the Correctional Service of Norway Staff Academy (KRUS), on the Special Report to the Storting on Solitary Confinement in Norwegian Prisons › The Supervisory Commission Conference 2019, presenting the most recent findings of the NPM from the mental healthcare sector › Lucy Smith's Children's Rights Day – talk on how the work of the NPM can promote change Head of the NPM, Helga Fastrup Ervik, during a panel discussion in connection with launch of the report ‘Women's experiences as inmates in Norwegian prisons’.