PSO 2800 - Inside Time

PSO 2800 Annexes – Page 323. In the case of reviews of existing functions, policies or practices or revisions to existing ones, state whetherthis has come to attention in the past as having a relevance to race equalityUse this space to record your sources of evidence. For example: Was it raised as an issue in the CREFormal Investigation?Have HMCIP/ IMB raised it as an issue?Has it been raised as an issue by prisoners/ visitors/ staff/ others either in consultation forums or atREMT meetings in the past?Have there been complaints/ racist incidents raised about this issue?Has it been raised as an issue through any other sources?If you need any help with this section, please ring the REAG helpline on 020 7217 2521.4. In the case of a new local function, policy or practice or revisions to existing ones, state whether the newprocedures/ revisions themselves could have a differential impact on staff, prisoners or visitors of differentracial groupsFor example:A requirement for all staff to swear on the Bible could have a differential impact on staff from non-Christian faiths.A requirement for all prisoners to submit complaints in English would have a differential impact onforeign nationals.A requirement for all visitors to give a permanent address when booking visits would have adifferential impact on gypsies and travellers as they may not be able to comply with this.5. In this section you need to decide whether the function, policy or practice, or the revisions being proposed,allow staff to exercise discretion in the way it is implemented and whether, as a consequence this could lead todifferential treatment of staff/ prisoners/ visitors of different racial groupsPlease tick which applies:Yesthe function, policy or practice does allow staff to exercise discretion in the way it is implemented and thiscould lead to differential treatmentUse this space to record your findings and your reasoningIssue No. 264 issue date 25/09/06