Recommendation 11: Senior officer decides cell-share allocations

From Report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry (Volumes I and II), published 29 June 2006.

Recommendation

All decisions about who a prisoner should share a cell with should be made, if possible, by a senior officer. If that cannot be done, the decision should be reviewed by a senior officer at an early opportunity. The suitability of the two prisoners to continue to share with each other should be reviewed at regular intervals, with the prisoners’ personal officers being consulted over the issue.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Page: 456

Reference: Part 5, Chapter 55: Cell-sharing; recommendation follows paragraph 55.27

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

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Themes and tags

Quality and safety oversight Staff training and development Staff policy awareness Prison Overcrowding & Staff Vacancies

Recommendation made 20.3 years ago