David Hallett

The evidence revealed that in the early part of 2014, there was a nationally designated re-roll for HMP Rye Hill which meant that it would be a designated prison to receive convicted sex offenders Initial assessments undertaken during this process indicated that their Healthcare department would be adequately resourced to be able to cope with a influx of additional prisoners_ That was clearly not the case and the standard of care received by this prisoner was found to be inadequate and certainly far below the standard that he might have expected in the community The

The evidence indicated that one of the primary reasons for this was lack of preparation by the Prison Authorities staff and an inability to cope with the types of prisoners who were transferred to HMP Rye Hilll The clinical review undertaken by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales was critical of the care that he received at HMP Rye Hill and the evidence clearly indicated that a lack of preparation for the re-roll and the lack of adequate resources were the primary reason for this substandard care_ Whilst it is appreciated that HMP Rye Hill may not be subject to a further re-roll it is of concern that other re-rolls nationally may be being considered and which may conceivably give rise to issues similar to those presented in this case