Recommendations 9 items · 1 repeated
Recommendations were extracted from the report by AI, and responses and their status from the ministerial response by AI. Each recommendation shows whether its wording has been checked against the report.
Addressee: Other, minister · Topic: Healthcare · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
For the sixth year in succession, the Board repeats its concern at the lack of proper procedures which would allow DCOs or other qualified personnel to provide detained individuals with access to their prescribed medication. The Board continues to note that the welfare of detained individuals has been adversely affected by this situation. This occurs particularly in holding rooms and reporting centres. The Board understands that a process has begun to address this issue but is disappointed as to the amount of time that is being taken to solve this problem.
Addressee: Other, minister · Topic: Other
Recommendation (the Board's words)
The Home Secretary visited the Liverpool Reporting Centre 8th June 2023 and very disappointedly did not visit the holding room. When this omission was questioned the Board was advised the Home Secretary was ‘very busy’. The Board, whilst appreciating how busy Ministers are, would recommend that whenever Ministerial visits are arranged to any facility in the IDE, a period is allocated to meeting, if appropriate, persons being detained.
Addressee: Other, minister · Topic: Other
Recommendation (the Board's words)
The Board remains very disappointed that our Annual Report of 2022 was never even acknowledged or responded to by the minister. The Board continues to be assured that its work is valuable and appreciated, but this is questionable if our detailed reports are ignored. It is therefore our recommendation that all reports are responded to in good time.
Addressee: Home Office · Topic: Safety
Recommendation (the Board's words)
The Board would recommend that to reduce this risk to as low as reasonably practicable when charter flights are arranged, the facility is ‘closed’ for detained people from the wider immigration estate.
Addressee: Home Office · Topic: Food
Recommendation (the Board's words)
Hot food is not available for persons being detained at East Midlands airport (see section 2.3.2.2). The Board would recommend this is rectified.
Addressee: Home Office · Topic: Safety
Recommendation (the Board's words)
There is no CCTV available in the holding rooms at East Midlands airport. This omission poses a high risk to both persons being detained and to members of Border Force staff (see section 2.3.2.2). The Board recommends that CCTV is fitted.
Addressee: Home Office · Topic: Regime
Recommendation (the Board's words)
Television for use by persons being detained is not available for persons in East Midlands airport (see section 2.3.2.2). Television can have a calming effect and distraction for persons being detained. The Board recommends that a television is fitted.
Addressee: Home Office · Topic: Regime
Recommendation (the Board's words)
The Board is concerned at the practice of leaving detained persons in the Controlled Waiting Areas, and recommends that they should always be afforded the dignity, privacy and relative comfort of being moved into the Holding Room where there are toilets and other facilities to help them rest while being detained (see section 2.3.2.4).
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Safety
Recommendation (the Board's words)
The Board would recommend that the designation of bedroom 7 is rescinded.