PSO 2855 - Inside Time

PSO 2855 Page 10with disabilities, including hidden disabilities;Progressive conditions like cancer, HIV and multiple sclerosis are covered from firstdiagnosis (up to now this has been from first onset of symptoms).DUTY UNDER THE DDA TO MAKE REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS2.18 The Prison Service has a duty placed upon it by the DDA to make reasonable adjustments.“Reasonable adjustment” is not defined in the DDA, but will be interpreted by the courts.Reasonableness varies according to:The type of organisation and its business;The nature of the organisation and its size and resources;The effect of the disability on the individual.See Chapter 8 entitled „Reasonable adjustments‟REQUIREMENTS PLACED UPON THE PRISON SERVICE BY THE DDA2.19 Governors Managers and staff must comply with the requirements set out in the DDA.Governors and Managers must ensure that procedures exist in prisons for prisonersto be able to disclose disability both on reception and subsequently and this must berecorded on LIDs; (or its replacement when available). This must be completed onreception/induction or as appropriate thereafter (for example if disability occurs or isdiagnosed in prison).Issue No. 295 Issue date 3/04/08