42. PRISONER INDUCTION

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42. PRISONER INDUCTION
Issued: May 2005
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PERFORMANCE INDICATOR:
• Audit compliance
APPLICABILITY:
• Establishments
REQUIRED OUTCOMES
KEY AUDIT BASELINES
1. During induction, any pressing needs of the prisoner are
policies identified and dealt with, including needs outstanding since
and procedures for all }of reception.
2. Prisoners who are parents or caters are identified and
helped with arrangements for dependants and maintaining
- enable'pr sorters to contact.
- provide infor_ati0n
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3. Prisoners who show signs of being at risk of suicide or self-
help ...... harm during reception or induction are identified and
-COl .=Sasoutlined preventive procedures are activated.
ihel 4. Reference copies of the Prisoners' Information Book,
establishment including appropriate translations, are available in the
- aid thei induction area. Locally relevant material is also available.
deliver the suppc any 5. Information is provided clearly and consistently, including
prisoners identified _ ..... translations and provision for prisoners with learning, sight
..... or hearing problems where necessary, in accordance with
The policy and
national instructions, on the following topics:
staff, ' elMB. .............
5.1 Prison/YOI Rules and the local rules of the
establishment
5.2 prison life
5.2 facilities and local information, including the IEP
scheme
5.4 sources of assistance, including on-going support for
vulnerable prisoners and, where in operation, the
personal officer scheme
5.5 complaints procedures
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5.6 formal procedures, such as adjudication; early release;
and deportation
5.7 opportunities to learn skills and prepare for release
5.8 bail information
5.9 legal services
5.10 preserving outside links and supportive factors
5.11 CARATs
5.12 How to access healthcare services.
6. The Race Relations Policy and the Violence Reduction
Strategy are explained in the induction programme,
including what to do in the event of an incident, and the key
principles are displayed in an area where prisoners on
induction are likely to read them.
7. Induction is a multi-disciplinary process. Arrangements are
in place which bring together and co-ordinate the full range
of required assessments. OASys/Sentence planning
procedures are used where they apply. Prisoners must not
be repeatedly asked the same questions. For young people
under 18 years old/or serving a DTO, there is a formal
consideration of ASSET to inform the sentence planning
and review procedures; and a full education assessment in
accordance with the National Specification for Leaming and
Skills undertaken.
8. Induction involves an assessment of prisoners' resettlement
needs on release, including the need to protect existing
housing and employment and a standard of skills which will
increase employability Relevant information is provided to
all prisoners, including sources of advice and assistance on:
8.1 accommodation
8.2 employment
8.3 training, learning and skills
8.4 benefits and other financial matters
8.5 probation supervision
8.6 release abroad.
9. A record is maintained of the induction planned and
provided for each prisoner. All staff requiring records of
induction have ready access and make appropriate use of
them.
10. For young people under 18 years old and/or serving a D TO,
there are arrangements to ensure, unless this is recorded
as inappropriate, that the next of kin, is provided, w#hin 48
hours of arnva/, with details of the following:
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10.1 visiting arrangements
10.2 personal property
10.3 pastoral care
10.4 date of initial Training Plan meeting.
Provision of this information is recorded in the trainee.'s
F2052A.
TRANSITION BETWEEN THE RECEPTION
AND INDUCTION PROCESSES
11. Information about individual prisoners is transferred from the
Governorsensurethat effectivecommunication reception to the induction stages, including specific risks
systemsoperate betweenthe receptionand
and needs identified, action taken, outstanding action points
inductionprocessesso that any relevant and any concerns. Missing information from previous
informationis passedon.
establishments is followed up.
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Once the receptionprocess hasfinished,
prisonersare classedas being onthe induction
process,even ifthey have notyet starteda formal
programme,untilthey have completedit.
12. Arrangements are in operation to assist prisoners arriving
late or at weekends.
13. If there is a delay (which must be as short as possible)
before the formal induction programme begins,
arrangements are made to deal with prisoners' urgent or
immediate induction needs.
14. Young people under 18 years old and/or serving a
Detention and Training Order (DTO) are providecl with
writing materials and where necessary given a Pin Phone
credit to facilitate contact with their family. Provision of these
facilities is recorded in the trainee's F2052A.
FIRST NIGHT
Arra_ :he safety 15. Information, including written information and relevant
;ularly during translation, is provided to prisoners about what they need to
the first nght n custody know and what will happen in the first 24 hours.
16. Prisoners receive information on getting help, eg, contacting
a member of staff, prisoner Listener, Insider and Buddy
schemes and Samaritans.
17. On transfer to the allocated wing/unit, prisoners are given
information on wing and other routines and names of key
staff members, including, where in operation, their personal
officer.
18. Young people under 18 years old and serving a DTO are
offered the opportunity, within two hours of arrival, to
telephone someone who may be concerned about their well
being, if such communication has not been made in
Reception. The outcome of this offer is recorded in the
trainee's F2052A.
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19. The induction process assesses and is responsive to the
individual needs of all prisoners as outlined in national
instructions, eg, in relation to convicted and unconvicted
prisoners; men and women; juveniles foreign nationals;
different religious and cultural groups; those who cannot
read and/or speak English; those located in the health care
centre; those experiencing drug withdrawal; those with
severe mobility problems and those identified as at risk of
suicide or self harm.
20. Potential, newly convicted and recalled lifers receive the
same or an equivalent induction to other prisoners, with
additional sessions to provide information about the life
sentence process. Lifers are provided with a copy of the
Lifer Information Book during the induction process, and
particular care is taken to manage the high risk of suicide or
self harm of this group.
O 21. For young people under 18 years old and serving a DTO,
the induction is of at least one week's duration, unless the
young person has been placed m the establishment in the
last 3 months, or no big changes have occurred since their
last induction.
22. Rooms are well maintained and comfortable, with suitable
furniture in good repair.
23. Provision is made for prisoners to have access to radios
(where no television is available) in cell throughout the
induction period to provide an important source of diversion
and help them to settle.
STAFFING, MANAGEMENT AND
EVALUATION OFTHEINDUCTION 24. Staff working in induction have appropriate skills and
PROCESS
experience.
Inductionstaffare aware of theirresponsibilities
and competentto carry,them out. (Please see the 25. All relevant departments and outside agencies contribute to
PrisonerInductionGuidanceforfurther
induction.
information.)
26. Procedures are in place to obtain feedback from prisoners
Management is activelyinvolvedinthe induction about their induction.
processand ensures continuityof staffand
consistencyof delivery.
27. At the end of the reduction, a young person under 18 years
old and/or serving a DTO is provided with a copy of the key
features of their sentence plan and the daily and weekly
timetable of activities in which they will be engaged.
28. Prisoner Induction policy and procedures are reviewed by
the Resettlement Policy Committee at least once a year.
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REFERENCES:
LEGISLATION
Disability DiscriminationAct 1995
Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
Prison Rule 5 and Prison Rule 7 (2)
YOI Rule 3 (1)
Prison Rule 10 and YOI Rule 7
NATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
PSO 0200 HM Prison Service standards manual
PSO 0400 Prisoners' Information Books
PSO 0500 Reception
PSO 0550 Induction
PSO 0900 Categorisation
PSO 2205 Offender Assessment and Sentence Management - OASys
PSO 2300 Resettlement
PSO 2605 Role of the legal services officer
PSO 2700 Suicide and Self-harm Prevention
PSO 2750 Violence Reduction
PSO 2800 Race relations
PSO 2855 The management of prisonerswith physical, sensory and mental disabilities
PSO 4000 Incentives and earned privileges. Earned communityvisits and compacts
PSO 4250 Physical education
PSO 4405 Assisted Prison Visits Scheme
PSO 4600 Unconvicted, Unsentenced and Civil Prisoners
PSO 4700 Lifer manual
PSO 4801 The management of mother and baby unitsand the application process
PSO 4950 Regimes for Juveniles
PSO 6100 The bail system
PSO 6101 Bail information schemes
OTHER
Safer Custody Group publications
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