Care home nutritional choice

The Head of Healthcare

The Head of Healthcare should ensure that when a specific diet is advocated, the healthcare team maintain contact with the kitchen to ensure appropriate food is available, which is varied and balanced.

Hull (2023)

HMP Hull, a Category B local prison, reported generally safe conditions with violence rates below benchmarks and commendable staff-prisoner relationships. However, significant concerns persist regarding systemic overcrowding, inadequate double-cell accommodation, and insufficient catering budgets impacting food quality. Healthcare provision has improved following a change in contractors, but challenges remain with GP availability and access to specialist mental health care, alongside staffing shortages in other key areas.

PRISON Key concerns

Five Wells (2023)

HMP Five Wells, a Category C prison, opened in February 2022 and housed 1200 prisoners by March 2023, below its operational capacity of 1680. The IMB noted successes such as positive visitor feedback and streamlined safeguarding, but raised significant concerns including widespread illicit items, severe staffing shortages, and numerous design flaws in the new build. Key areas needing development involve consistent regime application, improved food and canteen services, and the re-establishment of resettlement-focused programmes like ROTL.

PRISON Key concerns

Featherstone (2024)

HMP Featherstone faced challenges including the dilapidated state of its facilities, persistent issues with property management, and stretched healthcare services, particularly for mental health. However, the Board observed improvements in staffing levels, education provision, and reduced waiting times for doctors and dentists. Key concerns remain around the prison's aging infrastructure, the treatment of mentally unwell prisoners in segregation, and inconsistent staff culture.

PRISON Key concerns

Altcourse (2025)

HMP Altcourse experienced a challenging reporting year due to significant prisoner movement and increased population, impacting various aspects of prison life from reception to resettlement. While positive strides were made in staff-prisoner relationships, key worker schemes, and diversified mental health provision, critical issues persist. Key concerns include the inadequacy of kitchen facilities, lack of education in segregation, delays in mental health transfers, and a high proportion of prisoners released without accommodation.

PRISON Key concerns

Bure (2025)

HMP Bure, a Category C training prison for sexual offenders, holds 639 prisoners against an operational capacity of 643. While commendable for humane treatment, high time out of cell, and low violence metrics, the Board identifies critical challenges. These include budget cuts impacting education and purposeful activity, inadequate healthcare for the aging population, and persistent staffing shortages affecting regime and support. National policy issues around prisoner wages and property management also remain significant concerns for the Board.

PRISON Key concerns

North East Midlands, Yorkshire & Humber STHF (2023)

In general, we are satisfied that sufficient food choices for different tastes, cultural, religious or medical food requirements are available although we found a significant exception to this on one of our port visits. We recommend all STHFs have arrangements in place that give adequate choices that recognise different food requirements.

Home Office

Oakwood (2024)

The Board is concerned by the widespread dissatisfaction among prisoners of the current food provision. How can the Director ensure that the issues raised are listened to and practical solutions are explored to try to reduce this level of discontent?

Governor / Director

Parc (2022)

Complaints continued regarding food, raising questions over quality, quantity and choice. This raises several questions such as when the provision of food was last reviewed and whether a nutritionist is involved in the process. There is a need to review the catering provision at Parc.

Governor / Director

Parc (2023)

Put in place a process whereby prisoners’ food is regularly assessed for nutritional value, calorific content, quality and quantity.

Governor / Director

Parc (2023)

Set a minimum spend per prisoner to ensure food supplied offers both quantity and quality along with nutritional value to satisfy prisoners’ calorific needs, as it is unreasonable that prisoners have to supplement their food intake by purchasing from the prison canteen.

HMPPS

Lincoln (2024)

Are there plans to increase the prisoner’s daily food allowance, as providing nutritional meals is increasingly difficult?

HMPPS

Lincoln (2025)

The Board recommends that plans are made to increase the prisoner’s daily food allowance as providing nutritional meals is increasingly difficult.

HMPPS

Altcourse (2020)

The food provided to prisoners is an area that has concerned the Board for a number of years. Although there have been some improvements, particularly in the latter part of the reporting year, more still needs to be done in terms of consistency in the quality of the food, and the timely maintenance of kitchen equipment.

Governor / Director

Wormwood Scrubs (2021)

Given that there is acknowledgement within the prison that the food, its production and nutritional value and its quantity are an issue, can the Governor consider with some urgency how this can be remedied? If there is to be consultation, the Board suggests that this should be done speedily.

Governor / Director

Woodhill (2021)

To review the per-day funding allocation for food and to ensure that prisoners are able to access, for example, five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, in line with current Department of Health and Social Care guidance

Other

Wayland (2021)

The Board understands that the per diem allowance of prison catering has remained at £2.02 for many years. It is the Board’s view that an increase per diem would create greater prisoner satisfaction with a fundamental aspect of the prison’s care for its prisoners and thereby encourage their positive response to the regime as a whole (see section 5.1).

Other

Onley (2023)

Will there be any review of the food budget, which appears insufficient to ensure that prisoner meals are of a sufficient quality and quantity?

HMPPS

North East Midlands, Yorkshire & Humber STHF (2023)

In locations where detentions are predictably frequent or scheduled in advance, we recommend that a selection of fresh fruit is available for those detained. We appreciate this is not necessarily viable in some port locations where detentions are less frequent and unpredictable. Some STHFs have water readily available for people who are detained, either through a water dispenser or bottled …

Other

North East Midlands, Yorkshire & Humber STHF (2023)

In locations where detentions are predictably frequent or scheduled in advance, we recommend that a selection of fresh fruit is available for those detained. We appreciate this is not necessarily viable in some port locations where detentions are less frequent and unpredictable. Some STHFs have water readily available for people who are detained, either through a water dispenser or bottled …

Home Office

Parc (2024)

Put in place a process whereby prisoners’ food is regularly assessed for nutritional value, calorific content, quality and quantity.

Governor / Director

Parc (2024)

Set a minimum spend per prisoner to ensure food supplied offers both quantity and quality along with nutritional value to satisfy prisoners’ calorific needs, as it is unreasonable that prisoners have to supplement their food intake by purchasing from the prison canteen.

HMPPS

Stoke Heath (2025)

The Board recommends that the Governor makes a concerted effort to reduce food waste by improving food quality, in response to prisoner complaints about quality and quantity.

Governor / Director

Stoke Heath (2025)

The Board recommends that the Prison Service provides resource to improve the food options available to prisoners, given the many complaints and the budget per capita being well below that provided for schools.

HMPPS

Moorland (2020)

Can the national daily budgetary allowance for food be reviewed, to ensure sufficient nutrition for all prisoners?

HMPPS

Winchester (2021)

Can the canteen list include more items of fresh fruit and vegetable for prisoners who wish to purchase them? (See section 5.1).

HMPPS

Moorland (2021)

The Board requests that the national daily budgetary allowance for food be reviewed on a national level to ensure that prisoners are receiving adequate nutrition.

HMPPS

Whitemoor (2022)

Will HMPPS review the way in which prisoners in high security prisons are fed, taking into account the facilities and equipment supplied for the main kitchen; the qualifications of staff; the budget allowed for the purchase of food; the canteen and its approach to pricing?

HMPPS

Warren Hill (2022)

In light of ongoing concerns about the provision of food from the Hollesley Bay kitchen, the Board asks again that consideration be given to reinstating the kitchens at Warren Hill

HMPPS

Oakwood (2022)

The Board continues to be concerned about prisoners in the servery not wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and clothing. Notwithstanding that Aramark provided continuity of a balanced menu and two cooked meals a day, the Board is still concerned about the quality, quantity and variety of the food provided and the ensuing waste that results, and that the …

Governor / Director

Norwich (2022)

Will the Minister please outline his plan for aligning the catering budget with the increases in the cost of living to ensure prisoners can be offered a balanced and nutritious diet?

Ministry of Justice

Morton Hall (2022)

reducing the rate of returns for canteen goods and in particular ensuring a satisfactory quality of food items, notably cheese and fresh fruit, and ensuring that prisoner returns are refunded promptly (see paragraph 5.1.8)

Governor / Director

Moorland (2022)

Once again, the Board is requesting that the food budget is increased

Governor / Director

East Sutton Park (2022)

To review the contents of the canteen list more regularly to ensure that it is relevant to the needs of the residents.

Governor / Director

Thorn Cross (2023)

To reconsider the current proposals for central dining (5.1.4).

Governor / Director

Morton Hall (2023)

Enforcing the DHL contract (which delivers canteen items to the prison) to reduce the rate of returns for canteen goods and, in particular, ensuring: (a) a satisfactory quality of fresh food items; and (b) a regular and reliable supply of advertised items (paragraph 5.1.9).

HMPPS

Morton Hall (2023)

Increasing the daily food cost allowance, given levels of food cost inflation and the current reliance on carbohydrates (paragraphs 5.1.2, 5.1.10; Annexes 3 and Applications to the IMB).

HMPPS

Hull (2023)

The Governor should ensure all reasonable steps are taken to improve food quality (notably lunch time offering), whilst continuing to work within very restricted budgetary constraints (see also ‘to the Prison Service).

Governor / Director

High Down (2023)

What steps can be taken to improve cleanliness in the houseblock serveries and improve portion control to ensure all prisoners receive enough food?

Governor / Director

Frankland (2023)

The preparation of food for religious beliefs often challenges an already limited daily prison meal allowance. When will the Minister raise the allowance, in line with the rise in the cost of food?

Ministry of Justice

Five Wells (2023)

What steps are being taken to ensure a good standard of food is available for prisoners, and food safety requirements are met?

Governor / Director

Derwentside IRC (2023)

To improve the quality and variety of the food served to the detained women.

Governor / Director

Thorn Cross (2024)

To reconsider the current proposals for central food/dining.

Governor / Director

Hull (2024)

Will the Prison Service be increasing catering budget allocations in response to increased food supplier costs to ensure a healthy and balanced diet can be provided to each prisoner?

HMPPS

Cardiff (2024)

The Board believes the process for provision of specific dietary needs should be reviewed and improvements made where possible.

Governor / Director

Belmarsh (2024)

Will the Governor work with the various stakeholders in the procurement and preparation of food to improve the nutritional content and quality?

Governor / Director

Preston (2025)

The Governor should take steps to ensure the prison provides good quality meals for prisoners with adequate provision for special diets, requiring kitchen equipment to function at optimum level.

Governor / Director

Springhill (2021)

The Board queries how long the prison will be able to sustain standards on food based on a budget per head that has remained unchanged for many years (see 5.1.15).

HMPPS

Norwich (2021)

The daily budget for food of £2.02 has not been increased since 2014. Will HMPPs give an indication of when this might be reviewed?

HMPPS

Garth (2021)

The food budget be increased as a matter of urgency.

HMPPS

Morton Hall (2022)

to consider increasing the daily food cost allowance, given levels of food cost inflation and the reliance on carbohydrates (see paragraph 5.1.2).

HMPPS

Lincoln (2023)

Are there plans to increase the prisoner’s daily food allowance of £2.20? Inflation continues to rise and providing nutritional meals is increasingly difficult.

HMPPS

Lewes (2023)

The Board is concerned that, in the light of the cost of living crisis, the prisoner food budget will very soon be insufficient. When will the prison service be reviewing this?

HMPPS

Hull (2023)

Despite a recent uplift in the daily budget allocation per prisoner for catering, the establishment continues to provide additional funding from other budget allocations. Furthermore, prisoners were found to subsiding their diets with their own personal funds. Will the Prison Service be significantly increasing catering budget allocations in response to increased food supplier costs to ensure a healthy and balanced …

HMPPS

Derwentside IRC (2023)

To ensure that the processes for identifying and catering for food allergies are completely failsafe.

Governor / Director

Werrington (2024)

Are the food portions issued to young people, who are physically developing, adequate for their age?

HMPPS

Independent Investigation into Concerns about Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre — Rec R18

Managers should ensure that menus:  offer adequate appetising fresh fruit and vegetables and encourage the consumption of five portions of fruit and vegetables a day; and  offer a better-balanced choice of foods at lunchtimes.

Immigration Detention

Independent Investigation into Concerns about Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre — Rec R20

Serco should consider how residents might be given greater opportunities to cater for themselves, including by expanding the cultural kitchen facilities, the choice of foods in the shop and providing facilities for residents to store and cook food and make snacks for themselves.

Immigration Detention

Investigation into the Disturbance and Fire at Yarl's Wood Removal … — Rec 30

In my earlier report on Yarl’s Wood, I recommended that GSL should work closely with Aramark to ensure that meals meet as wide a range of cultural needs as possible, and that, given the ever-changing population, the menu on offer should be kept constantly under review. I repeat that recommendation …

Immigration Detention

Independent Investigation into Concerns about Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre — Rec R21

Serco should work with the Home Office to ensure that the current DSO on food and fluid refusal is appropriately amended to make it explicit that residents who prefer to cater for themselves can do so without automatically being subject to ACDT.

Immigration Detention

P-001063 — East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Miss A complains East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) did not provide her father adequate nutrition and hydration, his medication for Parkinson’s disease for five days, provide appropriately consideration for ‘Deprivation of Liberties’ (DOLS) when there was sufficient reason to do so or any physiotherapy during his …

NHS in England Upheld Apr 2021

P-002635 — Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Miss T complains the Trust did not provide her father with enough nutrition during his admission in June and July 2022. She also complains the Trust delayed referring her father to a dietitian and it did not attempt nasogastric feeding or look for an alternative way to feed him.

NHS in England Upheld May 2024

P-002916 — Barts Health NHS Trust

Ms P complains the Trust did not communicate appropriately about her father’s condition and prognosis. She also complains the Trust delayed prescribing and later withdrew medication without consent, and it did not meet her father’s nutritional needs.

NHS in England Sep 2024

P-003349 — Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mrs I complains about the Trust's care and treatment of her husband in August and September 2022. She says staff did not provide adequate nutrition and hydration, they did not make sure he participated in physiotherapy and they discharged him when he was not ready.

NHS in England Partly Upheld Feb 2025

P-003662 — Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Mrs L complained the Trust failed to provide her father, Mr M, with appropriate nutritional and continence support.

NHS in England Partly Upheld Jul 2025

P-002588 — County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Mrs T complains about how the Trust looked after her father. She says it did not keep the family updated, it did not investigate his problems fully, it did not give him the right food and drink, it did not keep him mobile and attempt to rehabilitate him and it …

NHS in England Partly Upheld May 2024

P-002832 — United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Ms O complains the Trust communicated poorly with her family about her brother’s care, that it failed to provide a diet that was appropriate for his swallowing difficulties, it delayed putting a plan in place for her brother’s rehabilitation and it failed to support the family and effectively co-ordinate her …

NHS in England Upheld Jul 2024

P-003065 — Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Mrs E complains the Trust failed to provide her mother with appropriate nutrition, oral care and delirium treatment between December 2022 and January 2023.

NHS in England Oct 2024

P-003362 — Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Miss S complains the Trust failed to disclose her mother’s diagnosis to her and the family, failed to meet her mother’s nutrition and hydration needs and that the planning, communication and symptom relief during her mother’s end of life care was not in line with what was needed.

NHS in England Upheld Feb 2025

P-003464 — Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Miss P complains about how the Trust managed her mother’s mobility and nutritional needs during her admission.

NHS in England Mar 2025

P-003427 — Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Mr H complained about the care his mother received as an inpatient in relation to her nutrition and diabetes.

NHS in England Partly Upheld Mar 2025

P-003459 — University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Mr X complains about the care the Trust gave to his mother in January 2023. He complains about her nutritional care, the treatment decisions made and it failing to take action when his mother deteriorated and there were signs of sepsis.

NHS in England Mar 2025

P-004079 — University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Mrs L complains the Trust delayed her late mother's surgery when she had a hernia, did not investigate or treat the symptoms she had, provided poor nutritional care to her, did not manage her pain and handled her complaint badly.

NHS in England Partly Upheld Sep 2025

P-004162 — Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Mr A complains about the care and treatment the Trust provided to his wife in July/ August 2023. He says during his wife's hospital admission, the Trust gave her inappropriate antibiotics, left her on a trolley for an extended period of time and failed to provide appropriate nutritional care.

NHS in England Partly Upheld Oct 2025

P-004333 — Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Miss P complains the Trust failed to provide or support her mother, Mrs A, with adequate hydration and nutrition between June and July 2023. She also complains it isolated her in a side room in early July with no means to alert the staff she needed assistance.

NHS in England Partly Upheld Nov 2025

P-004430 — Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Ms G complains the Trust did not provide appropriate nutrition, hydration, hygiene and personal care to Mr H. She says as a result of failings in the Trust her father lacked dignity, deteriorated and suffered an early death.

NHS in England Dec 2025

P-001316 — University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Ms X complained about the care and treatment her mother received from the Trust between January and April 2019. She says the Trust failed monitor or treat her mother's weight loss, manage her nutrition, or provide appropriate treatment for her pressure ulcer.

NHS in England Partly Upheld Feb 2022

P-001798 — Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Miss I complains about her mother’s nutritional and nursing care, a lack of safeguarding leading to an assault by another patient and about the Trust's poor communication.

NHS in England Feb 2023

P-002674 — University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Mrs G complains about the Trust's care of her sister. She says it failed to investigate and properly treat a suspected blockage caused by a hernia, it did not remove fluid found in her sister's lung soon enough, it discharged her too soon, it did not support her nutritional needs …

NHS in England Jun 2024

P-004501 — Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Ms C complains about the care and treatment that her mother, Mrs K received as an inpatient in April 2021 from a Trust based in Greater Manchester Trust. Specifically, they complain about the adherence of COVID-19 Guidelines, malnutrition, discharge, and lack of communication.

NHS in England Partly Upheld Dec 2025

P-001306 — Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Miss U complains that staff at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust did not provide her late father with appropriate nutritional support and intravenous fluids, which she thinks contributed to his death.

NHS in England Not Upheld Feb 2022

P-001499 — United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Mr E complains that the Trust did not appropriately manage his late wife's nutritional needs and correctly administer her regular medication when she was an inpatient.

NHS in England Aug 2022

P-002900 — King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Mrs A complains about the care and treatment her mother received from the Trust in the months before her death. Mrs A says the Trust failed to admit her mother in a timely manner and did not provide sufficient hydration or nutrition during her admission.

NHS in England Aug 2024

P-003248 — A practice in the Trafford area

Miss R complains there were delays in her mother’s vaginal ring pessary being changed. She also complains about a continence assessment and the provision of continence pads to her mother.

NHS in England Dec 2024

P-004160 — Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mrs G complains during her husband’s admission in August and September 2023, the Trust administered a medication it should not have, failing to monitor its impact of his blood sugar, failing to provide appropriate nutrition considering his raised blood sugar, poor oral intake, weight loss and drowsiness. Mrs G also …

NHS in England Partly Upheld Oct 2025

P-004155 — Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Mrs S complains about her mother's care between January and March 2024. She complains about diagnosis and treatment, nutritional care, medication and there not being a treatment plan.

NHS in England Oct 2025

P-001890 — Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Mr R complains the Trust did not give his father appropriate pureed food when he was an inpatient between August and September 2021.

NHS in England Mar 2023

21-000-498b — Brighton & Hove Clinical Commissioning Group (21 000 …

Summary: The Ombudsmen found no fault by a Council, a CCG and a care home in relation to the nutritional support and personal care provided to Mrs Y. We have found fault with how nutritional risk was assessed, but this did not affect the care provided and the care home …

LGO (Local Government & … Health Not Upheld Jan 2022

21-000-498 — Brighton & Hove City Council

Summary: The Ombudsmen found no fault by a Council, a CCG and a care home in relation to the nutritional support and personal care provided to Mrs Y. We have found fault with how nutritional risk was assessed, but this did not affect the care provided and the care home …

LGO (Local Government & … Adult Care Services Upheld Jan 2022

21-017-088 — Greensleeves Homes Trust

Summary: Ms C complains the Care Provider failed to support Mrs D which resulted in her premature death. The Care Provider failed to record decisions, follow care plans, monitor Mrs D’s nutrition needs, and properly respond to Ms C’s complaints. Ms C has the uncertainty of not knowing, but for …

LGO (Local Government & … Adult Care Services Upheld Sep 2022

201002248 — Lothian NHS Board

Mrs A was an elderly resident of a nursing home. She suffered from severe Alzheimer’s disease and a range of other health problems. She was admitted to hospital for assessment as she was becoming increasingly agitated. At the time of admission, Mrs A had a wound on her left leg. …

SPSO (Scottish Public Se… Health Partly Upheld Jun 2011

24-021-792 — Cambridgeshire County Council

Summary: The Council’s commissioned care provider failed to provide a good standard of care for the late Mrs X, failed to keep proper records in accordance with the regulations and did not provide her nutrition in accordance with the hospital discharge instructions. The Council agrees to recognise the considerable distress …

LGO (Local Government & … Adult Care Services Upheld Dec 2025

21-004-194 — Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Summary: The Council was at fault, because it did not offer the complainant’s mother an affordable care home placement, before asking her to pay a top-up towards her mother’s fees. This meant the top-up arrangement did not adhere with the statutory guidance. The Council has agreed to remedy the injustice …

LGO (Local Government & … Adult Care Services Upheld Mar 2022

201100382 — Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board - Acute …

Mrs C complained about the food and about failure to provide a raised toilet seat, a blanket and sleeping pills during her three-day admission to a hospital. We concluded that the board had not acted unreasonably in respect of the food provided. In respect of the other issues, we concluded …

SPSO (Scottish Public Se… Health Not Upheld Aug 2011

201202478 — Scottish Prison Service

Mr C, who is a prisoner, complained to the prison that the lunchtime meal had been adulterated (made impure or inferior by adding foreign substances) and was excessively salty. In taking his complaint to the prison's internal complaints committee (ICC), Mr C requested to call the catering manager as a …

SPSO (Scottish Public Se… Prisons Upheld Dec 2012

201400127 — Scottish Prison Service

Mr C, who is a prisoner, complained that the prison had not put measures in place to assist with his special dietary requirements. He made suggestions to prison staff as to what might help overcome the problem and was unhappy that they did not respond favourably to these. He left …

SPSO (Scottish Public Se… Prisons Not Upheld Sep 2014

202203333 — East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership

C complained on behalf of a relative (A) who had a learning disability and had been prescribed a special adjusted diet according to the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) guidelines. A had choked on their food and required emergency care. C complained that A’s food, a takeaway meal, had …

SPSO (Scottish Public Se… Health and Social Care Partly Upheld Nov 2024

22-007-561 — Lancashire County Council

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council increasing Mr X’s parent’s assessed contributions towards the cost of their care and failing to inform them of this in writing. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault to justify an investigation.

LGO (Local Government & … Adult Care Services Oct 2022

25-003-464 — Bath and North East Somerset Council

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint, brought by Miss Y, about the Council’s decision to include Mr X’s main residence as an asset available for use in paying care fees when calculating his finances and asking him to separately register the flats in the property to realise them …

LGO (Local Government & … Adult Care Services Sep 2025

201005150 — Lothian NHS Board

Ms C, who is a vegan, was scheduled to have an operation in the day surgery unit (DSU) at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh. At her pre-operative assessment she arranged for vegan food to be available. Ms C also suffers from a severe and chronic condition that is worsened by exertion, …

SPSO (Scottish Public Se… Health Partly Upheld Jul 2011

201304894 — Scottish Prison Service

Mr C complained that the prison he was in failed to make adequate arrangements for the provision of halal food. He said that he wanted the imam for the prison to taste random halal meals, as he considered that the halal goods brought into the prison were not halal by …

SPSO (Scottish Public Se… Prisons Not Upheld Jan 2015

201704678 — Scottish Prison Service

Mr C complained that he did not receive his meals in prison when he was off his work placement for a week. He has a nut allergy and had requested to be placed on a special diet list. His work placement was within the kitchens so he was usually able …

SPSO (Scottish Public Se… Prisons Upheld Nov 2018