Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 5: Not asking new prisoners about sharing preference
From Report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry (Volumes I and II), published 29 June 2006.
Recommendation
The Prison Service should retain the present practice of not asking new prisoners at reception or in the first night centre or during induction whether they would prefer to be in a cell on their own or to share a cell with another prisoner.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 450
Reference: Part 5, Chapter 55: Cell-sharing; recommendation follows paragraph 55.13
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 7 March 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Source
Inquiry
Zahid Mubarek Inquiry
Report
Report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry (Volumes I and II)
29 Jun 2006
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
20.3 years ago