Serco Home Affairs HMP Dovegate
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HMP Dovegate has ensured there is an on-call facilities maintenance officer available to remedy electricity faults in cells during out-of-hours periods. Duty Managers have been reminded of their responsibility to contact the on-call officer and that electricity should not be left inactive for any period of time. (AI summary)
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Serco Home Affairs, a division of Serco Limited. A company registered in England and Wales No. 02733334 Office: Serco House, 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Bartley Way, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9UY, United Kingdom. PU Serco Home Affairs, HMP Dovegate, Uttoxeter, ST14 8XR, United Kingdom 8th April 2021
To Whom it May Concern,
In response to the Regulation 28 letter dated 11th February 2021, (case ID; ), regarding the investigation and inquest in the death of Mr Michael Richie Dobson, HMP Dovegate’s Safer Custody department have ensured that there is a system in place to remedy electricity faults within cells during out of hours facilities times.
There is an on-call facilities maintenance officer who can be contacted at any time of day to come into the Prison when there is a fault that cannot be rectified internally by the Duty Manager. The Duty Manager team have been made aware that electricity should not be left inactive for any period of time and that it is their responsibility to contact the facilities ‘on call officer’ to attend the prison to rectify any issues.
Whilst the death of Mr Michael Richie Dobson is not an example of electricity being left inactive, HMP Dovegate’s management team recognise that inadequate basic supplies in cells could result in a Prisoner harming themselves and could cause unnecessary emotional distress.
The Safer Custody team at HMP Dovegate would like to offer assurances that this issue has been rectified.
Serco Home Affairs, a division of Serco Limited. A company registered in England and Wales No. 02733334 Office: Serco House, 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Bartley Way, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9UY, United Kingdom. PU Serco Home Affairs, HMP Dovegate, Uttoxeter, ST14 8XR, United Kingdom 8th April 2021
To Whom it May Concern,
In response to the Regulation 28 letter dated 11th February 2021, (case ID; ), regarding the investigation and inquest in the death of Mr Michael Richie Dobson, HMP Dovegate’s Safer Custody department have ensured that there is a system in place to remedy electricity faults within cells during out of hours facilities times.
There is an on-call facilities maintenance officer who can be contacted at any time of day to come into the Prison when there is a fault that cannot be rectified internally by the Duty Manager. The Duty Manager team have been made aware that electricity should not be left inactive for any period of time and that it is their responsibility to contact the facilities ‘on call officer’ to attend the prison to rectify any issues.
Whilst the death of Mr Michael Richie Dobson is not an example of electricity being left inactive, HMP Dovegate’s management team recognise that inadequate basic supplies in cells could result in a Prisoner harming themselves and could cause unnecessary emotional distress.
The Safer Custody team at HMP Dovegate would like to offer assurances that this issue has been rectified.