Cont ents 2 About the National Preventive Mechanism The Dutch NPM is made up of all organisations with a supervisory or advisory role in the area of people whose freedom has been restricted. NPM participants jointly hold all authorisations required of NPMs under the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) 5. All participants have their own tasks, responsibilities and authorisations in accordance with the law. Some organisations do not take part in the National Preventive Mechanism's periodic consultations. The following organisations take part in the NPM consultations: • The Inspectorate of Justice and Security (which also serves as coordinator of the NPM network) 6 • Health and Youth Care Inspectorate 7 • Commissions of Oversight for Penitentiary Institutions 8 • Commissions of Oversight for Police Custody 9 • Detention Areas Supervisory Commission of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee The overview in Appendix I describes the authorisations of the various individual organisations. The organisations collaborate in areas where supervisory authorities overlap. The NPM organisations conduct their monitoring activities on the basis of existing assessment frameworks. The principles on the prevention of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are a standard component of these assessment frameworks. 5 6 7 8 9 Parliamentary Papers TK 33826, No 18. In 2018, the Inspectorate of Security and Justice changed its name to the Inspectorate of Justice and Security. On 1 October 2017, the Inspectorate of Health Care and the Inspectorate of Youth Care merged to form the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate. The sounding board group of the Commissions of Oversight for Penitentiary Institutions represents the Commissions of Oversight during NPM meetings. The National Centre for the Commissions of Oversight for Police Custody represents the Commissions of Oversight during NPM meetings. 9