Report of the Inquiry into the circumstances of the Death of Bernard ...

Discharge report
This is to be completed by a doctor when a prisoner is discharged from
healthcare and returned to a residential unit.
Daily supervision and support record
This says that the purpose is to report on the prisoner’s mood and behaviour and
all ongoing action taken to help the prisoner. It includes reporting on the
implementation of the support plan decided at a case review and involvement by
outside agencies and family.
14.9 When an F2052SH form was closed, the residential unit manager was to sign the
form off and the file was placed in the prisoner’s personal record. The personal record is
held in the prison’s central administration unit not on the residential wing.
The system now: Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT)
14.10 The F2052SH system has been replaced since the events detailed in this report.
Implementation of the new policy was phased over 2005-2008. The new system drew on
the experience of operating the F2052SH procedure and research on suicidal and selfharming
behaviours, including a four-year project (the Safer Locals Programme) about
the particular problems in Local Prisons (like Manchester), where large numbers of
remand and sentenced prisoners spend short periods of time. PSO 2700 Suicide
Prevention and Self-Harm Management, as revised and reissued in October 2007, set
out the national policy. References below are to the current edition of PSO 2700.
14.11 Certain features of the new policies are of particular relevance to the case of
Sonny Lodge.
Statement of purpose
The policy gives instructions on identifying prisoners at risk of suicide and selfharm
and caring for them but it also places “considerable emphasis on reducing
risk by ensuring all prisoners (whether identified at risk or not) receive individual
support in managing any problems” (PSO 2700 Statement of Purpose, page 8).
Among the goals of the policy is
“reduction in distress and improved quality of life for all who live and work in
prisons” (PSO 2700 Desired Outcome, page 8).
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