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The long wait: A thematic review of delays in the transfer of …

WEBTreatment, assessment and care for patients under the Mental Health Act (MHA) cannot legally be provided in prisons. Early treatment for mental health

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Criminal justice system failing people with mental health issues – …

WEBThousands of people with a mental illness are coming into the criminal justice system each year but their needs are being missed at every stage.

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Policing and Mental Health: Picking Up the Pieces

WEBThe NPCC lead and College of Policing should agree a new national definition of mental ill-health for all forces to adopt. We found forces using different …

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Policing and mental health: Picking up the pieces

WEBSummary. In 2017, we inspected all 43 police forces in England and Wales and the British Transport Police on their effectiveness, as part of our PEEL (police …

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Focus on women’s prisons

WEBData for September 2021 (see Appendix, note i) showed that women made up 4% of the total adult prison population (3,129 out of 74,994). Of those, 19% (597) were on remand …

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The long wait: acutely mentally unwell men and women trapped in …

WEBA new report by the Chief Inspector of prisons shines a light on the plight of desperately unwell men and women languishing in prison waiting for transfer to secure …

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State of Policing: The Annual Assessment of Policing in England …

WEBForeword. I was honoured to be appointed HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in April 2022. Having been a police officer for 36 years and an Inspector of …

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Our Expectations

WEBOur Expectations. Expectations are the documents which set out the criteria we use to inspect prisons and other forms of detention. They are based on international …

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The welfare of vulnerable people in police custody

WEBIn January 2014, the Home Secretary commissioned HMIC to conduct a thematic inspection on the welfare of vulnerable people in police custody "including, but …

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Care for elderly prisoners is inconsistent and the lack of planning …

WEBThe prison service and local authorities are failing to plan for the future needs of a growing population of elderly, ill and frail prisoners, according to a report on …

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HMYOI Wetherby and the Keppel unit

WEBIntroduction HMYOI Wetherby is a young offender institution in Yorkshire with space for up to 336 boys aged between 15 and 17, including 48 spaces on the Keppel unit, a …

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The mental health of prisoners

WEB5 Introduction ‘There is particularly urgent need for increased provision for the care of those with mental health problems, who make up a larger proportion of the prison population …

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Academic Insights 2020/05 Trauma-informed practice

WEBBeing trauma-informed needs to be at the forefront of practice in all forms of communication, support, and interactions, especially with challenging and difficult …

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Report on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Wetherby …

WEBReport on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Wetherby 5 . What needs to improve at HMYOI Wetherby . During this inspection we identified 11 key concerns, of which seven …

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Children in custody 2022-23: An analysis of 12-18-year-olds

WEBChildren in custody 2022–23 . An analysis of 12–18-year-olds’ perceptions of their experiences in secure training centres and young offender institutions

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