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Recommendation R36: Seclusion as extraordinary intervention with serious event audit

From Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry Report, published 18 June 2026.

Recommendation

Use of seclusion should be considered an extraordinary and exceptional intervention. Each intervention should be subject to a serious event audit, conducted by a professional outside the service provider’s learning disabilities services. This audit should be shared with the person’s next of kin and the RQIA.

Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland

Government response

No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from Health and Social Care Northern Ireland or Northern Ireland Executive has been found in the sources searched (last checked 22 June 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Report Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry Report 18 Jun 2026

Responsible bodies

Health and Social Care Northern Ireland Primary
Northern Ireland Executive Primary
Recommendation made 0.4 years ago