Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 17
17
Deferred
Specialised training for prison officers on remand prisoners' needs is lacking.
Conclusion
We recognise the difficulties HMPPS faces surrounding the recruitment and retention of prison staff. This is an issue we intend to explore in more depth in our prison workforce inquiry. Evidence to this inquiry has highlighted how working with remanded prisoners can pose particular challenges for prison officers. Prison officers must be given specialised training on the particular needs of remand prisoners and how to engage them in a prison regime. (Paragraph 98) Resettlement following time spent in custodial remand
Government response summary AI-generated
The government partially accepted the recommendation but responded by detailing existing resettlement support for acquitted individuals and outlining future considerations and reviews regarding accommodation, subsistence payments, and a trial for peer and employment support, entirely omitting the recommendation about staff training.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 31 March 2023. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗