Procedures for Prison Research with Health Outcomes

o If the research will only take place in Prison ServiceEstablishments, details of the proposed sites should beentered in Section 6. If it is a mix, the relevant part ofSection 1 must also be answered.o There is no longer a need to have signed Governor’sApproval in Principle at this stage. Instead, the formrequests a list of the name and type of prison serviceestablishments expected to be included. Inclusion ofthese sites is then subject to approval from the localPCT (see Section 4 below).o The Site Specific Information Form is populated fromthe answers given in the NRES form, and one should becreated for each research site. This may be required byNHS Governance (see section 4), but does not need tobe submitted with the application to NHS REC.o Advice: See Annex 4 for Advice on Prison ServiceResearch, compiled by Jane Martin of South East REC.o Ensure documentation is compete and form signedo Ring Central Allocation System for allocation to a REC whichconsiders prison researcho Advice: Ensure a member of the research team (preferablythe Chief Investigator) can attend the REC meetingo Lock formo Advice: Photocopy entire submission, including supportingdocumentation – you may need to send it to othercommitteeso Send to RECo Contact REC co-ordinator to see if attendance isrequired/encouraged