PSO 2855 - Inside Time

PSO 2855 Page 16Recording disability on LIDS (Or its replacement)5.6 Attached at Annex F is the Guidance for inputting information on disability onto theprisoner‟s record on LIDS. In due course another system will replace LIDS and at that pointfurther guidance will be issued.5.7 It is important that the details of those prisoners who disclose a disability are recorded onLIDS. The data collected at establishments is aggregated and made available to AreaOffices and Headquarters. It will be used to respond to enquiries about our compliancewith the DDA, and though we appreciate the information is reliant on prisoners disclosing tostaff, we need to ensure that the aggregate data is as accurate as possible.5.8 The questionnaire at Annex B should be used to ask the prisoner and record his/herresponses. This should be completed during the Induction process. Establishments mightalso find it useful to extract disability data and use it to inform more general reasonableadjustments, such as the provision of information in alternative formats or the planning ofprovision for certain courses or activities to match the needs of the population.Issue No. 295 Issue date 3/04/08