Recommendation 33: Policy on disclosing medical reports to prisons

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

Recommendation

In the light of such legal advice as the Courts Service receives, it should publish a policy on the disclosure to the prison of medical or psychiatric reports on a prisoner submitted to the court.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Page: 479

Reference: Part 5, Chapter 57: The flow and use of information; recommendation follows paragraph 57.29

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

Fragmented NHS record access and information sharing Personal data privacy risks Inaccurate and inaccessible patient records

Recommendation made 20.3 years ago