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22.
In accordance with the recommendation made in Clause 30 of the Subcommittee’s
report, the experts recommended by the civil society organizations regularly participate in
the visits of the NPM. Physicians participated in 13, and dietitians in 9 of the 17 visits
conducted so far (on some occasions both a physician and a dietitian joined the visiting
delegation). Experts recommended by the civil society organizations participated in seven of
the eight visits conducted in 2017; such experts participated in every visit up to the 31 st of
May in 2018. The conclusions, critical remarks, and recommendations contained in the
participating experts’ written opinions are incorporated in the NPM’s reports.
External experts participating in the NPM’s visits in 2017 33
№
Name of the visited institution
Date of the visit
External expert
1.
Central Holding Facility of the MPHQoB
08 February 2017
0
2.
Márianosztra Strict and Medium Regime Prison
13-14 March 2017
one psychiatrist
one dietitian
3.
Budapest Remand Prison
Unit I
28 March 2017
one psychiatrist
one dietitian
4.
Platán Integrated Social Institution of Bács-Kiskun
County
16-17 May 2016
one psychiatrist
one dietitian
5.
Psychiatric Ward of the Balassa János Hospital of Tolna
County
31 May and 1 June
2017
one psychiatrist
one dietitian
6.
Nagymágocs Castle Home of the Aranysziget Integrated
Retirement Home of Csongrád County
12-14 September 2017
7.
Holding facility of the Fejér County Police Headquarters
19 October 2017
one psychiatrist
one dietitian
8.
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Remand Prison
28-30 November 2017
one psychiatrist
one dietitian
Total: In 2017, external experts participated in 7 visits, i.e., in 87.5 % of all
visits
one physician
(geriatrician)
one dietitian
seven physicians and
seven dietitians
23.
On 11 April 2018, within the frameworks of a workshop held in the Office, the NPM
met with non-lawyer experts who participated in previous visits, with prospective expert
participants, and the representatives of the members of the CCB. In order to increase the
efficiency of cooperation, the participants of the workshop discussed the lessons of the visits
conducted so far.
24.
The recommendation made in Clause 31 of the Subcommittee’s report was
implemented during the meeting of the CCB held on 5 September 2017. The participants of
the meeting discussed the recommendations of the representatives of civil society
organizations, presented on 22 March 2017, during the joint meeting of the NPM, the
Subcommittee, and the CCB. As regards the number of visits, it was mentioned that the
fundamental-rights-related analyses contained in the NPM’s reports serve as an example for
the entire profession; therefore, their significance goes far beyond the places of detention
concerned. It should also be recalled that, on an annual basis, the reports published in the
capacity of the NPM contain nearly one-third of the legislative proposals put forward by the
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, requiring thorough theoretical preparations.
25.
So far, more than one-third of the places of detention on the NPM’s schedule of visits
have been chosen on the recommendation of the members of the CCB As far as follow-up
visits are concerned, the NPM and the member organizations of the CCB de facto follow up
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The psychologists participating in the visits were all public servants of the Office authorized to perform the tasks related
to the NPM under Section 39/D, Subsections (1) and (4) of the Ombudsman Act.