Recommendations 19 items · 19 repeated
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Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Topic: Equality · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
While Ministers’ initiative on the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners attending hospital is very welcome, will the Government extend this approach to other prisoners, particularly those who are older and disabled?
Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Topic: Mental Health · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
What action will the Government take to address the barriers to the timely transfer of prisoners with severe mental health needs whose care cannot be provided effectively in prison?
Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Topic: Education · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
How will the Government ensure that prisoners continue to have access to the functional skills and employability training they need, given the significant reduction in education provision?
Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Topic: Resettlement · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
When will the Government address the continued detention of IPP prisoners?
Addressee: HMPPS · Topic: Healthcare · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
Will the Prison Service ensure that IMBs are routinely provided with the clinical reviewer’s report on deaths in custody where the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) makes recommendations relating to healthcare?
Addressee: HMPPS · Topic: Mental Health · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
When will the Prison Service introduce a clear strategy for managing and supporting the increasing number of prisoners with dementia?
Addressee: HMPPS · Topic: Healthcare · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
What action will the Prison Service take to ensure that adequate funding is available for services supporting prisoners who have experienced domestic abuse?
Addressee: HMPPS · Topic: Staffing · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
What measures will the Prison Service introduce to ensure that smaller prisons have enough operational staff to maintain the regime when faced with unplanned demands, such as hospital escorts, and when will it address delays in the vetting of new staff?
Addressee: HMPPS · Topic: Staffing · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
How will the Prison Service address the ongoing difficulties in recruiting gym staff for the women’s estate?
Addressee: HMPPS · Topic: Education · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
Will the Prison Service ensure that digital technology is introduced at Send without further delay, both to support prisoners’ digital learning and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of prison services?
Addressee: HMPPS · Topic: Resettlement · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
Where there is evidence that programmes, like the Railtrack training programme, help prisoners gain skills for employment, how will the Prison Service ensure they are properly funded and delivered on a regular basis?
Addressee: HMPPS · Topic: Resettlement · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
Prisoner pay rates vary between prisons, particularly between the public and private sectors. What action will the Prison Service take to address these inconsistencies and ensure a fairer approach to prisoner pay across the estate?
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Substance Misuse · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
What action will be taken to address the reported increase in the availability of drugs within the prison?
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Staffing · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
What steps will be taken to increase the number of key workers and ensure that prisoners receive key work sessions more frequently?
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Equality · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
When will the prison begin recording data on prisoners with disabilities so that it can assess whether their needs are being met appropriately?
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Mental Health · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
What action will be taken to ensure a more co-ordinated approach to identifying and supporting prisoners showing early signs of dementia?
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Staffing · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
What further steps will be taken to address the ongoing shortage of gym staff?
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Regime · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
What action will be taken to reduce the impact of operational staff shortages on the regime, including frequent reductions in activities and increased time spent in cell, and to address the unequal impact on prisoners on different wings?
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Education · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
Will the prison develop an education and skills strategy for kitchens, wing cleaning and recycling, enabling prisoners to gain qualifications and training relevant to those sectors?