In the ongoing deliberations as to what arrangements should be made for external inspection of main operational detention facilities, the fullest consideration should be given to: (1) the significant benefit that Her Majesty's Inspector of Prisons (HMIP) involvement in the inspection process would bring; and (2) the fact that while inspecting operational detention facilities may involve compromises to, and divergence from, HMIP's normal practice, certain practical realities (e.g. inspection only with a warning; CPErS who may very well be distrustful of any inspector from the UK; and limitations on visiting some areas in theatre) would apply to anybody that undertook the inspection role.