Trandum National Police Immigration Detention Centre (Trandum Utlendingsinternat)
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Status
Center status Show sources
| Status | Observation date |
|---|---|
| In use | 2020 |
| Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman (Sivilombudsmannen), Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, 22 July 2020. | |
| Last documented use | 2018 |
| Olve Kvaalen (National Police Immigration Service), National Police Immigration Detention Centre (Presentation to the Global Detention Project and Norwegian Red Cross), 12 February 2018. | |
| In use | 2017 |
| Norwegian Ombudsman (Sivilombudsmannens), "Politiets utlendingsinternat på Trandum, sikkerhetsavdelingen," March 2017, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Besøksrapport-2017-Politiets-utlendingsinternat-på-Trandum.pdf | |
| In use | 2010 |
| Ministry of Justice and the Police. 2010. "50 nye plasser pa Trandum utlendingsinternat." Press release. 3 February 2010. http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/jd/tema/innvandringspolitikk/utvisning_og_bortvisning_fra_norge/tilbaketakelsesavtaler.html?id=575001 (accessed 3 April 2010). | |
| Immigration Directive 2009. | |
Typology
GDP facility typology Show sources
| Category Filter | Type | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative | Immigration detention centre | 2015 |
| Parliamentary Ombudsman Norway/ National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment, VISIT REPORT: The police immigration detention centre at Trandum 19-21 May 2015, 2015, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/en/visit-reports/trandum/. | ||
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Norwegian Government on the visit to Norway carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 18 to 27 May 2011, CPT/Inf (2011) 33, December 2011, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/norway. | ||
National typology Show sources
| Name | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Detention Centre (Utlendingsinternat)) | 2018 |
| Immigration Act, section 107 | |
Operating Period
Operating period Show sources
| Year of Entry | Year Ceased |
|---|---|
| 2001 | |
| Sivilombudsmannen (Ombudsman) Arne Fliet. 2007. Saerskilt melding fra Sivilombudsmannen: Ombudsmannens undersokelse av Politiets utlendingsinternat pa Trandum. Document nr 41 (2006-2007). Arne Fliet. Oslo. 15 February 2007. | |
Contact Information
City and region
| Trandum (near Gardermoen International Airport) |
Address & contact
| National Police Immigration Detention Centre Trandumveien, 2054 Trandum Norway Phone: +47 63 94 15 00 Web: politi.no |
OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Management and Services
Management Show sources
| Name | Type | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| National Police Immigration Service | Governmental | 2018 |
| Olve Kvaalen (National Police Immigration Service), National Police Immigration Detention Centre (Presentation to the Global Detention Project and Norwegian Red Cross), 12 February 2018. | ||
| Parliamentary Ombudsman Norway/ National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment, VISIT REPORT: The police immigration detention centre at Trandum 19-21 May 2015, 2015, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/en/visit-reports/trandum/. | ||
Outsourced services and non-state actors Show sources
| Provider | Service | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Legetjenester | Health care | 2015 |
| Parliamentary Ombudsman Norway/ National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment, VISIT REPORT: The police immigration detention centre at Trandum 19-21 May 2015, 2015, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/en/visit-reports/trandum/. | ||
| G4S | Security | 2007 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Norwegian Government on the visit to Norway carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 18 to 27 May 2011, CPT/Inf (2011) 33, December 2011, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/norway. | ||
| Ombudsman, Særskilt melding fra Sivilombudsmannen: Ombudsmannens undersøkelse av Politiets utlendingsinternat på Trandum, Document nr 41 (2006-2007), 2007, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ombudsmannens-unders%C3%B8kelse-av-Politiets-utlendingsinternat-pa%CC%8A-Trandum-Engelsk-versjon.pdf. | ||
Security
Security Regime Show sources
| Security Level | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Secure | 2015 |
| Parliamentary Ombudsman Norway/ National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment, VISIT REPORT: The police immigration detention centre at Trandum 19-21 May 2015, 2015, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/en/visit-reports/trandum/. | |
| Sivilombudsmannen (Ombudsman) Arne Fliet. 2007. Saerskilt melding fra Sivilombudsmannen: Ombudsmannens undersokelse av Politiets utlendingsinternat pa Trandum. Document nr 41 (2006-2007). Arne Fliet. Oslo. 15 February 2007. | |
Armed guards Show sources
| Armed Guards? | Observation date |
|---|---|
| No | 2018 |
| Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project) and Karin Afeef and Elise Kaurin (Norcross), Personal Observations Made During Visit to Trandum Detention Centre and Interview Notes with Olve Kvaalen (Immigration Police), 8 February 2018. | |
Detention timeframe
Maximum official detention period at facility Show sources
| Length | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Long-term (more than 20 days) | 2018 |
| Immigration Act, section 106 | |
Estimated average detention period (days) Show sources
| Number of Days | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 4 | 2010 |
| Police Foreign Unit 2010. Politiets Utlendingsinternat. Press release. 15 March 2010. https://www.politi.no/politiets_utlendingsenhet/om_politiets_utlendingsenhet/utlendingsinternatet/ (accessed 4 April 2010). | |
Demographics
Demographics Show sources
| Name | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Adult women | 2018 |
| Olve Kvaalen (National Police Immigration Service), National Police Immigration Detention Centre (Presentation to the Global Detention Project and Norwegian Red Cross), 12 February 2018. | |
| Police Foreign Unit 2010. Politiets Utlendingsinternat. Press release. 15 March 2010. https://www.politi.no/politiets_utlendingsenhet/om_politiets_utlendingsenhet/utlendingsinternatet/ (accessed 4 April 2010). | |
| Adult men | 2018 |
| Olve Kvaalen (National Police Immigration Service), National Police Immigration Detention Centre (Presentation to the Global Detention Project and Norwegian Red Cross), 12 February 2018. | |
| Police Foreign Unit 2010. Politiets Utlendingsinternat. Press release. 15 March 2010. https://www.politi.no/politiets_utlendingsenhet/om_politiets_utlendingsenhet/utlendingsinternatet/ (accessed 4 April 2010). | |
| Adult women | 2010 |
| Police Foreign Unit 2010. Politiets Utlendingsinternat. Press release. 15 March 2010. https://www.politi.no/politiets_utlendingsenhet/om_politiets_utlendingsenhet/utlendingsinternatet/ (accessed 4 April 2010). | |
| Adult men | 2010 |
| Police Foreign Unit 2010. Politiets Utlendingsinternat. Press release. 15 March 2010. https://www.politi.no/politiets_utlendingsenhet/om_politiets_utlendingsenhet/utlendingsinternatet/ (accessed 4 April 2010). | |
| Accompanied minors | 2010 |
| Police Foreign Unit 2010. Politiets Utlendingsinternat. Press release. 15 March 2010. https://www.politi.no/politiets_utlendingsenhet/om_politiets_utlendingsenhet/utlendingsinternatet/ (accessed 4 April 2010). | |
| Families | 2010 |
| Police Foreign Unit 2010. Politiets Utlendingsinternat. Press release. 15 March 2010. https://www.politi.no/politiets_utlendingsenhet/om_politiets_utlendingsenhet/utlendingsinternatet/ (accessed 4 April 2010). | |
Categories of detainees
Categories of detainees Show sources
| Name | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Undocumented migrants (administrative) | 2010 |
| Immigration Act 2008 | |
| Immigration Directive 2009 | |
Segregation
Gender segregation Show sources
| Gender Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2018 |
| Olve Kvaalen (National Police Immigration Service), National Police Immigration Detention Centre (Presentation to the Global Detention Project and Norwegian Red Cross), 12 February 2018. | |
| Police Foreign Unit 2010. Politiets Utlendingsinternat. Press release. 15 March 2010. https://www.politi.no/politiets_utlendingsenhet/om_politiets_utlendingsenhet/utlendingsinternatet/ (accessed 4 April 2010). | |
Legal segregation Show sources
| Legal Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Not Applicable | 2010 |
| Police Foreign Unit 2010. Politiets Utlendingsinternat. Press release. 15 March 2010. https://www.politi.no/politiets_utlendingsenhet/om_politiets_utlendingsenhet/utlendingsinternatet/ (accessed 4 April 2010). | |
Family segregation Show sources
| Family Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2010 |
| Police Foreign Unit 2010. Politiets Utlendingsinternat. Press release. 15 March 2010. https://www.politi.no/politiets_utlendingsenhet/om_politiets_utlendingsenhet/utlendingsinternatet/ (accessed 4 April 2010). | |
Age segregation Show sources
| Age Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Not Applicable | 2010 |
| Police Foreign Unit 2010. Politiets Utlendingsinternat. Press release. 15 March 2010. https://www.politi.no/politiets_utlendingsenhet/om_politiets_utlendingsenhet/utlendingsinternatet/ (accessed 4 April 2010). | |
Size and population
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility) Show sources
| Type | Capacity | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Standard capacity | 150 | 2015 |
| Parliamentary Ombudsman Norway/ National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment, VISIT REPORT: The police immigration detention centre at Trandum 19-21 May 2015, 2015, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/en/visit-reports/trandum/. | ||
| Standard capacity | 70 | 2011 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Norwegian Government on the visit to Norway carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 18 to 27 May 2011, CPT/Inf (2011) 33, December 2011, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/norway. | ||
Total number of detainees (year) Show sources
| Number | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 4112 | 2016 |
| Tilsynsrådet for Politiets utlendingsinternat, Trandum, Årsrapport 2016, 2017, http://docplayer.me/storage/65/54372949/1518802991/cg7csg4pnMNLzNRVzS7zaQ/54372949.pdf | |
| 3191 | 2015 |
| Tilsynsrådet for Politiets utlendingsinternat, Trandum, Årsrapport 2015, 2016, http://docplayer.me/storage/65/54372949/1518802991/cg7csg4pnMNLzNRVzS7zaQ/54372949.pdf | |
| 4182 | 2014 |
| Parliamentary Ombudsman Norway/ National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment, VISIT REPORT: The police immigration detention centre at Trandum 19-21 May 2015, 2015, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/en/visit-reports/trandum/. | |
| 3266 | 2013 |
| Parliamentary Ombudsman Norway/ National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment, VISIT REPORT: The police immigration detention centre at Trandum 19-21 May 2015, 2015, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/en/visit-reports/trandum/. | |
| 2164 | 2012 |
| Parliamentary Ombudsman Norway/ National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment, VISIT REPORT: The police immigration detention centre at Trandum 19-21 May 2015, 2015, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/en/visit-reports/trandum/. | |
Average daily population Show sources
| Number | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 100 | 2009 |
| Ministry of Justice and the Police. 2010. "50 nye plasser pa Trandum utlendingsinternat." Press release. 3 February 2010. http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/jd/tema/innvandringspolitikk/utvisning_og_bortvisning_fra_norge/tilbaketakelsesavtaler.html?id=575001 (accessed 3 April 2010). | |
Reported population at a specific time Show sources
| Number | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 53 | 2011 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Norwegian Government on the visit to Norway carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 18 to 27 May 2011, CPT/Inf (2011) 33, December 2011, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/norway. | |
Conditions
Reports of adequate or inadequate conditions Show sources
| Adequate or Inadequate? | Detention centre conditions | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Inadequate | Medical care | 2017 |
| Ombudsman/ National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment, VISIT REPORT: The police immigration detention centre at Trandum, the security section, 28–29 March 2017, 2017, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/en/visit-reports/the-police-immigration-detention-center-trandum/. | ||
| Parliamentary Ombudsman Norway/ National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment, VISIT REPORT: The police immigration detention centre at Trandum 19-21 May 2015, 2015, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/en/visit-reports/trandum/. | ||
| Adequate | Ventilation | 2011 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Norwegian Government on the visit to Norway carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 18 to 27 May 2011, CPT/Inf (2011) 33, December 2011, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/norway. | ||
| Inadequate | Medical care | 2011 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Norwegian Government on the visit to Norway carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 18 to 27 May 2011, CPT/Inf (2011) 33, December 2011, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/norway. | ||
| Adequate | Cell space | 2011 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Norwegian Government on the visit to Norway carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 18 to 27 May 2011, CPT/Inf (2011) 33, December 2011, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/norway. | ||
| Adequate | Lighting | 2011 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Norwegian Government on the visit to Norway carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 18 to 27 May 2011, CPT/Inf (2011) 33, December 2011, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/norway. | ||
| Adequate | Freedom of movement within facility | 2011 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Norwegian Government on the visit to Norway carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 18 to 27 May 2011, CPT/Inf (2011) 33, December 2011, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/norway. | ||
Personnel
Specially trained personnel Show sources
| Trained Personnel | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2017 |
| Ombudsman/ National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment, VISIT REPORT: The police immigration detention centre at Trandum, the security section, 28–29 March 2017, 2017, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/en/visit-reports/the-police-immigration-detention-center-trandum/. | |
Mistreatment complaints Show sources
| Mistreatment Complaints | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2017 |
| Ombudsman/ National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment, VISIT REPORT: The police immigration detention centre at Trandum, the security section, 28–29 March 2017, 2017, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/en/visit-reports/the-police-immigration-detention-center-trandum/. | |
Access
Access by international organizations, civil society, national institutions Show sources
| Yes or No | Type of institution | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | National Red Cross Federation | 2017 |
| Olve Kvaalen (National Police Immigration Service), National Police Immigration Detention Centre (Presentation to the Global Detention Project and Norwegian Red Cross), 12 February 2018. | ||
| Yes | National Preventive Mechanism under OPCAT | 2015 |
| Parliamentary Ombudsman Norway/ National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment, VISIT REPORT: The police immigration detention centre at Trandum 19-21 May 2015, 2015, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/en/visit-reports/trandum/. | ||
| Yes | International or regional human rights mechanisms | 2011 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Norwegian Government on the visit to Norway carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 18 to 27 May 2011, CPT/Inf (2011) 33, December 2011, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/norway. | ||
BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Custodial authority
Custodial authority Show sources
| Agency | Ministry | Ministry Typology | Observation date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Justice and Public Security | Justice | 2018 | |
| Ministry of Justice and Public Security, website, https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/jd/organisation/id487/. | |||
Ownership
Facility owner Show sources
| State or Privately Owned | Name of Owner | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Government of Norway | 2017 | |
| Ombudsman/ National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment, VISIT REPORT: The police immigration detention centre at Trandum, the security section, 28–29 March 2017, 2017, https://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/en/visit-reports/the-police-immigration-detention-center-trandum/. | ||
Budgetary information
Estimated annual facility budget (in USD) Show sources
| Amount in U.S. Dollars | Building and maintenance | Security | Staffing | Food | Medical | Other | Observation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15,265,000 | 2013 | ||||||
| Ministry of Justice and Public Protection and the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (EMN National Contact Point Norway), The Use of Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of Immigration Policies: the case of Norway, 2014, https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/what-we-do/networks/european_migration_network/reports/docs/emn-studies/28a_norway_emn_national_report_detention_en.pdf. | |||||||
| 11,236,000 | Yes | 2013 | |||||
| Ministry of Justice and Public Protection and the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (EMN National Contact Point Norway), The Use of Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of Immigration Policies: the case of Norway, 2014, https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/what-we-do/networks/european_migration_network/reports/docs/emn-studies/28a_norway_emn_national_report_detention_en.pdf. | |||||||
| 185,000 | Yes | 2013 | |||||
| Ministry of Justice and Public Protection and the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (EMN National Contact Point Norway), The Use of Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of Immigration Policies: the case of Norway, 2014, https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/what-we-do/networks/european_migration_network/reports/docs/emn-studies/28a_norway_emn_national_report_detention_en.pdf. | |||||||
