Recommendation 41

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons is responsible for inspecting the conditions and treatment of prisoners in England and Wales, with one of their inspection ‘expectations’ explicitly highlighting the importance of prisoners interacting with staff who are able to implement culturally competent practices. The Inspectorate has said that one way of measuring performance against this expectation is assessing the extent to which prisoners in Wales are able to live their lives through the medium of the Welsh language if they choose to do so. We do not believe this metric is currently being assessed uniformly or consistently and, as HMI Prisons have confirmed that they have full responsibility for designing the questionnaires and surveys they use during their inspections, we look to them to address this shortcoming. (Conclusion, Paragraph 160) 74