Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 184
184
Deferred
Empower prison governors with authority for rapid procurement and repair of security infrastructure
Conclusion
Governors must be empowered with delegated authority and a streamlined process to rapidly procure and repair essential security infrastructure, particularly perimeter netting and functional CCTV systems, within a mandatory timeframe; for example, 72 hours for critical repairs. (Recommendation, Paragraph 85)
Government Response Summary
The government's response addresses individual drug and alcohol treatment plans, stating that the revised service specification will make transferability a core function, but defers accepting the specific element of transferring plans via p-NOMIS. This response does not address empowering governors for rapid security infrastructure repairs.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
Individual treatment plans are already created for patients receiving drug and alcohol dependency treatment, as described in the current Substance Misuse Service Specification, patients should have individual treatment plans which go with prisoners. The revised service specification will go further, making this a minimum requirement and a core function of the service, ensuring treatment plans accompany patients transferring between prisons and when released into community. There are existing mechanisms in place to support continuity of care and collaboration at release, including making probation aware of those in prison treatment who have been referred to a community treatment provider, through the Probation Notification and Actioning Project and RECONNECT. We will continue to make these processes robust to improve continuity of care. At this stage, further work is required before we can accept the specific element of the Committee’s recommendation that individual treatment plans be transferable via p-NOMIS, however NHSE, MoJ and HMPPS will carefully consider the viability of this – taking account of both the interdependency with recommendation 24 on system interoperability, and the need to take account of the relevant data protection legislation when determining which staff have access to patient health data in prisons.