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Recommendation 17: Clarify legality of mixed young offender wings

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

Recommendation

If the practice of holding young offenders on the same wing as adult prisoners is to continue, the law should be clarified to put its legality beyond doubt.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 460
Reference: Part 5, Chapter 55: Cell-sharing; recommendation follows paragraph 55.38

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

Report Report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry (Volumes I and II) 29 Jun 2006
Recommendation made 20.3 years ago