Recommendation 67: Defining the personal officer role

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

Recommendation

The role of the personal officer should be clearly defined in each establishment’s personal officer scheme. The Prison Service should publish a model scheme, which should be regarded as having been adopted by every establishment which does not produce one of its own.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Page: 517

Reference: Part 5, Chapter 60: Dealing with prisoners; recommendation follows paragraph 60.19

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Quality and safety oversight Outdated Operational Guidance Staff policy awareness Unclear healthcare delegation

Recommendation made 20.3 years ago