Recommendation 18: Policy on cell furniture
From Report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry (Volumes I and II), published 29 June 2006.
Recommendation
As soon as practicable, the Prison Service should assess the popularity of the bolted-down furniture made from white wood which is currently being trialled. It should then formulate a policy about the most appropriate form of furniture for use in cells, balancing the need to keep prisoners safe from their cellmates against the need for prisoners to live in cells which have a measure of homeliness, and taking into account prisoners’ preferences and cost.
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.