Mentally unwell prisoner support
Absence of clear support mechanisms for mentally unwell prisoners remitted to prison from secure hospitals.
2 items
1 source
1 inquiry
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Mentally unwell prisoner support has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
2 inquiry recs
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Inquiry Recommendations (2)
BAHA-25 — Restriction on Waking CPERS
Recommendation: In line with Recommendation 11 above, the tactical questioning and interrogation policies need to make clear that it is not permissible to deliberately keep prisoners awake, even for short periods, merely because they may shortly face tactical questioning or interrogation. …
Words of: Liam Fox, Secretary of State for Defence, statement to the House of Commons, 8 September 2011 (HC Deb vol 532 col 571), as published by the Ministry of Defence
Gov response: I can inform this House that I am accepting in principle all of his recommendations with one reservation.
Accepted in part
BAHA-16 — Death in Custody Checklist
Recommendation: JDP 1-10 should include a simple checklist for actions on a death in custody. Where there is a death in custody, particularly one that is sudden or unexplained, prompt checks must be made on the welfare of other CPERS.
Words of: Liam Fox, Secretary of State for Defence, statement to the House of Commons, 8 September 2011 (HC Deb vol 532 col 571), as published by the Ministry of Defence
Gov response: I can inform this House that I am accepting in principle all of his recommendations with one reservation.
Accepted in part