Monitoring & Reviewing

Outcome: Monitoring arrangements are in place that ensure that prisoners are treated fairly and decently. The reasons for initial and continuing segregation are monitored so that prisoners do not spend longer in segregation than is necessary. The aim is to return prisoners to normal accommodation within the prison as soon as possible.

• All establishments have in place their own procedures to monitor and review the use of segregation (see Segregation Monitoring & Review document).

· Standards Audit Unit monitor the compliance of establishments with their own laid down procedures about segregation.

· Establishments have their own programme for self-audit of the segregation unit which will have been agreed with the area manager.

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