UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION BY THE INDEPENDENT OMBUDSMAN’S OFFICE
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Prisoners or detainees
Ask those identified as at risk what level of attention they have received from custody staff
Documentation
Check:
The policy of cell allocation and whether risk assessment was taken into consideration.
A sample of risk management
Observation
Observe
Assessment procedures on reception
Whether actual checks are carried out at the cells
If CCTV is in use, whether it records and how long the recordings are kept and whether
it is checked periodically.
Staff handovers for the sharing of risk information.
Cells and whether they are checked by staff for any unauthorised items between
occupants
The prisoners’ or detainees’ offence details are not on display for others to see
