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Jan 12, 2023 · This third annual inspection focuses specifically on the efficiency and effectiveness of Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001, which creates a mechanism for medical practitioners based...
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As a matter of priority, commission an independent review to develop an in-depth, robust understanding of the abuse of Rule 35. It should be evidence-based and make assessments as to the prevalence, shape, and impact of the abuse, with particular reference to how perceptions of abuse may impact how staff undertake their roles. It should assess the ...
Within one month, issue communications to staff setting out who has responsibility for making a referral to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) or submitting a Duty to Notify (DtN), where modern slavery and/or trafficking indicators are included in a Rule 35 report; and mandating that the Rule 35 team check, and where required follow-up, on wheth...
Within three months, review the accessibility, value for money offered, consistency and quality of service provided by current interpreting and translation services used in Immigration Removal Centres (IRC), considering opportunities for improvement including the provision of in-person interpreting for detainees’ most common first languages (such a...
Within three months, ensure that planned training on Rule 35 for doctors draws on feedback from the Rule 35 team, and is tailored to the identified needs of doctors, to enable the production of consistent, and high quality, Rule 35 assessments and reports.
Within three months, develop wider training, complemented by regular communications with healthcare, contractor and Home Office staff on the purpose and process of Rule 35, including raising awareness of the psychology of trauma.
Within three months, develop a plan to address the resourcing challenges experienced by the Detention Engagement Teams to ensure they can efficiently and effectively deliver on all aspects of their role, with particular reference to Rule 35.
Within six months, together with NHS and contractor partners, review the effectiveness of the additional screening and assessment model developed at Derwentside IRC, with a view to informing the design and delivery of any equivalent models in other IRCs.
Within six months, expedite the planned review of the Detention Centre Rules which includes the review of Rule 35, considering the findings of this inspection, with particular reference to the development of a resilient, operational model for the Rule 35 team, to enable it to effectively meet peaks in volumes of Rule 35 reports received.
Within six months, enhance the quality assurance process for Home Office Rule 35 responses, specifically by: i. increasing the proportion of Rule 35 responses subject to second-line quality assurance ii. and utilising outcomes from the quality assurance process to inform continuous improvement, including feedback to doctors and identifying Home Off...
Within six months, develop a process whereby in the event second line assurance identifies a Rule 35 response with the incorrect outcome, Home Office electronic records are updated to reflect the correct outcome and circumstances of the case at the point second line assurance is completed and, in cases where the report was fundamentally flawed, and...
Indicators of whether an individual may be particularly vulnerable to harm, and therefore at risk in detention, include the conditions or experiences (referred to as ‘risk factors’) set out below....
Aug 8, 2015 · Rule 35 places medical practitioners at the centre of the process and fundamentally it is for the medical practitioner to decide if he/she has concerns in a professional capacity that a detainee may have been the victim of torture.
Citation and commencement. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021. These...
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• Rule 35/Rule 21 • Medico-Legal Reports • Case Progression Panels 1.4 The inspection looked, in particular, at the relationship between the Adults at risk (AAR) policy and caseworking...
