Recommendation 52: Guidance for duty governors on risk assessment

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

Recommendation

The instructions for completing the form should give duty governors guidance on how to exercise the options available to them when dealing with prisoners who are both at risk of self-harm and a risk to their cellmate.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Page: 501

Reference: Part 5, Chapter 59: Assessing risk; recommendation follows paragraph 59.9

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

Care risk assessment failures Staff training and development Outdated Operational Guidance Poor prisoner suicide risk assessment Prison ACCT process flaws

Recommendation made 20.3 years ago