Committee Secretariat

The Committee has established a permanent Secretariat, which has been significantly reinforced in recent years. This has improved the Committee’s ability to carry out an effective, systematic, and thorough oversight. The Secretariat currently comprises the following individuals:

• Head of the Secretariat Henrik Magnusson
• Legal adviser Silje Sæterdal Hanssen
• Legal adviser Steinar Haugen  
• Legal adviser Merete Tollefsen (leave of absence)
  
• Legal adviser Ole Henrik Brevik Førland
•             Higher Executive Officer Maria Kallevik
• Administrative adviser Lise Enberget

The primary responsibility of the Secretariat is to take care of day-to-day discipline-oriented and administrative Committee activities.

Central to the Secretariats discipline-oriented responsibilities are preparations and follow-ups in connection with the Committee’s internal meetings and inspections. The Secretariat will also assist the Committee in its investigation of complaints and matters raised on the Committee’s own initiative. However, decisions in investigated matters are always made by the Committee.

The Secretariat’s administrative responsibilities include office management and making arrangements for and facilitating the Committee’s meetings and travels.

Furthermore, the Secretariat is responsible for the day-to-day contact with the EOS services and international collaborative partners, as well as several aspects of the preparation work for the Committee’s annual report to the Storting.

The Committee has also engaged a technical consultant on an hourly basis. Kjetil Otter Olsen has been the Committee’s technical consultant since 1999. He works at the University of Oslo as a Section Manager for the Section for IP Networks and Telephones at the University’s Centre for Information Technology (USIT).