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INTRODUCTION FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RESETTLEMENT

1. This Prison Service Order provides .the Service with instructions on themanagement and delivery of resettlement for prisoners. It sets out mandatory

• requirements and gives guidance on good practice.

2. "Resettlement" is .a preferred term to "throughcare" because•it has a clearer focuson outcomes, rather than processes - on the release of prisoners back to thecommunity without further offending.

PURPOSE

3. The outcomes sought aret

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• of the community.

4. The key processes •involve action by the Prison Service, the National Probation.Service and others which" " "

• is based on evidence of barriers to resettlement which are relevant for theindividual prisoner and evidence of what is effective in tackling those barriers.

• takes.place both during custody and after release.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

5. This PSO underpins the Performance Standard on resettlement which was issuedin November 2000. The Standard is:

All prisoners willhave the opportunity to maintain and develop appropriate

Community ties and to prepare for their release. [!] Provision by the Prison Service in: '_ collaboration with the National Probation Service will be targeted on the basis of an

assessment of risks and needs•and.directed towards reducing the risk of reoffending

and dsk of harm.

OUTPUT

6. " The PSO will assist the Prison Service in meeting the target set by the Service. . Delivery Agreement between the Home Office and the Treasury to double the

proportion of prisoners getting jobs on release over the period from 1 April 200.1 to.31 March.2004. A resettlement Key Performance Indicator is under developmentand will be introduced from April •2002. It will measure performance relating toemployment outcomes for released prisoners; a measure for. accommodationoutcomes is also under considerati0n. This PSO will assist prisons in deliveringtargets under the KPI.

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IMPACT AND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT

7. This PSO sets out the components required in the resettlement process for whichthe Prison Service is responsible. it restates existing policy which prisons areresourced to implement. It also looks towards an approach to resettlement workmore cleady focused on delivering improved employment .and accommodationoutcomes for released prisoners, which will require some reallocation of resources insome establishments or the provision of additional resources.

8. The Spending Review 2000 settlement will enable some additional resources -around £30 million - to be allocated to more effective resettlement work over thep.eriodfrom 1 April 200.1 to 31 March 2004, through the Custody to.Work initiative.This comprises £15 million over three years being invested in the 10 Programme ofimproved conditions and regimes at five local prisons and five YOIs with a focus onpreparing prisoners for work, and £15 million a year available from 2003-04 tosupport resettlement work more widely.

9. There is appropriate flexibility in how the requirements and guidance in this PSO.... :) " can be .implemented, totake account of the different types of establishment.and the

different needs of the prisoners in them.

•IMPLEMENTATION

.10. 21hisPSO.comes into effect on 1 November 2001. Paragraphs 7.17-7120 of Chapter" 7_set out transitional arrangements for the resettlement estate, Some of the policies. covered are currently under review as work on the Custody to Work .initiative

develops, and amendments will be issued when these reviews are completed.

- MAND._TORY ACTION

" 1•1. Mandatory action is specified in this PSO by the use of italic type face.

• 12. Governors and Directors of contracted-outestablishments must ensure that all staffand partner agencies with responsibilities relating to regimes, resettlement and themovement of prisoners are aware of the contents of this PSO and have accessto it. •

. _ This includes reception staff," OCA staff,, sentence planning staff," health care staff,"-.- _ and staff, .contractors and partner agencies who manage or deliver prisoner

activities..This PSO 'must be available to prisoners and members of Boards otVisitors on request. A copy of the• PSO. will be available on the Prison Service

:• website.

•i3. This PSO replaces IG 30/1993 and 3111993, AG 6/1995 and PSI 74/1997, whichare cancelled.

.AUDIT ANDMONITORING

i4. Establishments and Headquarters must comply• with the mandatory instructionscontained in this PSO. Establishments and Headquarters will be audited byStandards Audit Unit against the Performance Standard on resettlement.Establishments must also self-audit against the Performance Standard onresettlement.

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CONTACT

15. Further advice on Chapters 1 to 6 is available from the Custody to Work Unit in- Regime Services Group::

Georgina Campbell _j_

Philippa Goffe _including housing and benefits

Alan Taylor : _ including employment

Heather Neufville _ _including links with other agencies

and on resettlement issues concerning the women's estate from the Women's Policy•Group:

Val Keitch

,- _,,16. Further advice on Chapter 7 (the resettlement estate) is available from the What "(

Works in Prison Unit in Sentence Management Group:

Elizabeth Barnard

KEN.SUTTON-Director of Resettlement

I NOTE FORESTABLISHMENT LIAISON OFFICERS

EL Os must record receipt Of this PSO - RESETTLEMENT -intheir registers asissue 134 as set out below. This PSO must be Placed with those sets of orders

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CONTENTS

1 - Strategy and management

1.1-i .4 Introductioni.5-1.11 Resettlement Policy Committee:1.12-1.13 Scope of resettlement services

2 " Performance measures

2.t:2.4 Introduction2.5-2.8 Processes2.9 Monitoring

3' Liaison with other agencies""\

.... J 3.1-3.5 Introduction3.6,3.13 Probationand YOT services3.14-3.16 Employment3.17-3.19 Accommodation3.20 Drugs.3.21.-3.24 Health3.25-3.32 Public protection arrangements

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4.1-4.3 Remand :i4.4-4.7 Allocation and continuity i4.8-4.12 Sentence planning and management_4.13-4.20 Induction4.21-4.24 Housingand benefits :

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.... 5.1+5.3 Adviceandassistance : :5.4-5.5 Personal officer, group officer and!shared working arrangements5.6 Prisoners with disabilities

5.7-5.13 Family and community ties5.14-5.15 Chaplaincy and faith communities5.16-5.18 Incentives and Earned Privileges5.19-5.21 Activities and programmes5.22-5.24 Work5.25-5.26 Education5.27-5.30 Drugs "-5.31 Health promotion

6 Preparation for release

6.1-6.3 Introduction6.4-6.7 Pre-release courses6.8-6.9 Release on Temporary Licence6.10-6.13 Home Detention Curfew

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7.1-7.3 Introduction •7:4-7.5 Nationalstrategy -7.6 National Requirements•7.7-7.9 Selection and sentence planning7.10-7.14 Resettlement Estate Monitoring System7.15-7.16 Standard letters and forms7.17-7.20 Transitional arrangements

Annex 7a National Requirements for Resettlement Regimes

1_1-1.4 Statusand scope2.1-2.3 Purpose of resettlement regimes3.1-3.5 Organisation of the resettlement estate4.1-4.5 Eligibility

.... 5.1-5.5 Selection criteda6.1-6.12 Selection and allocation processes;

) 7.1-7.5 ReSettlementregimes

7.6:7.10 Roles of the stages7.11 Drugs and alcOhol .7.12 Preparation for release courses7.13-7.14 Accredited offending behaviour programmes7.15-7.t 6 Education7.! 7 Work7.18 Incentives andEarned Privileges7.19-7.20 Release on temporary licence7.21-7.25 Working out7.26-7.28 Prisoners' money7.29-7.30 Use of motor vehicles7.31 Mobile telephones7.32-7.34 Resettlement licence8.1-8.3 Monitoring and evaluation

715 " Resettlement Estate Monitoring System! 7a Standard letters and forms

7d Model PlacementAgreement

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CHAPTER 4: STARTING CUSTODY

Remand

4.1 All prisoners may benefit from some resettlementwork - this includes remandprisoners.The principalaim of resettlementwork for remandprisonersis to preventthe avoidable loss•of accommodationand employmentwhilst in custodyiWhere aremand in custodyis knownto be for a considerableperiod, it may also be possibleto startworkon relatedneeds, eg in basicand key skills.Continuityof healthcare isalso important.

4.2 Remand prisoners must be offered help in preserving accommodation andemployment, pursuing legitimate business interests, maintaining family andcommunity ties, and applying for bail: Information must be made available to remandprisoners on sources of advice and assistance with regard to •accommodation,employmeht_benet'rtSand other financial matters, legal aid, and applying for bail.

4.3 The Legal Services and Bail Standard and PSOs 2605 and 6101 set out the.--..

.. ) detailed•requirementson the provision Of advice and assistanceon legal servicesand bail applications.

Allocation andcontinuity

• 4.4 The allocation of sentenced prisoners must take family ties and resettlement needsinto account. AllOcation procedures must include consideration of family ties andresettlement needs; opportunities to receive education and training; and continuity ot

.. courses and programmes that are part of a sentence or learning plan. •

_,,5 PSO 0900 on categorisation and allocation sets outthe piinciples for allocation ofadult males (Chapter 2),. male •young offenders (Chapter4) and women prisoners(Chapter 7). (The allocation of liters and Cat As is made by Liter Unit and cat A

• . Section respectively). •.

4.6 The main factor to be considered when determining a prisoner's allocation .must•• always be his or her security category, and a prisoner who has been assigned to a •• i) particular category should.initiallybe considered for allocationto a prison designed

( i for that category (and must not be allocated toa prison of-a lesser securitycategory). However, account must also be taken of:.

. • the prisoner's.suitabilitYfor particular types of accommodation. "

° familyties/homearea (or that of likelyvisitors)and resettlementneeds.

• medicalor psychiatricneeds.

• the needto complete identifiedoffendingbehaviour courses.

° educationor training needs:

Familyties and resettlementneeds may therefore be outweighedby other considerations.But, to the extent permitted by operational requirements and a balanced assessment of theprisoneds overall needs, allocation decisions must seek to reinforce the resettlementprocess.

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4.7 Govemors/Directors must make arrangements to ensure that'OCA Units haveinformation on opportunities at all relevant establishments to receive relevanteducation, training and programmes; and, for eachprisoner whose allocation isunder consideration, information on:

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• any courses or programmes that are part of the sentence.p!an or learningplan.

• any courses or programmes he or she is currently taking.

Lifer Unit and Cat A Section will have this information in respect of iifer/Cat Aestablishments and prisoners and will take it into account in determining allocation.

• Sentence management and planning

4.8 Sentence planning is the 10ng-establishedprocess for providing continuitythroughout the period in custody and after release for those who are subject to.

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._4.9 The objectives of sentence planning are.to prepare prisoners for safer release and,- ; to make best use of the prisoners time in custody and under supervision. The

sentence plan provides the framework for assessing the prisoner, planning his orlhersentence, and setting targets and reviewing progress, based on the 'risksand needsidentified. _

4.10 Sentence planning, linked to work with the prisoner from the reception/inductionstage, has a::key role to play in resettlement. By focusing on maintaining familyties and addressing accommodation,• training and employment needs, sentbnce "planningcan help provide more structured resettlement into the community.

4.11 All adult pds!oners involved in sentence planning,and young offenders are subject to "a period of supervision under licence by the National Probation Service after release.Sentence planning will inform the •probation officer of any remaining risk and of-activities such as training and education undertaken while in custody, and identify

• any other issues which may need to be addressed during the licence period, iForthose involved in training Planning for Detention and Training Orders (DTOs), youth

offending teams will need to be informed of any such issues'[_] " °(-.. _

.. " 4.i2 Further information is given in the Performance Standard on Sentence Management- and Planning and in. PSO 2200 - Sentence Management and Planning: i an.

operational guide-for the Prison and Probation-Services. Further information andguidance on DTOs is given in PSO 4950 on Regimes for under-18 :year 01ds.Chapter 8 of.the Lifer Manual deals with the revised Life Sentence Plan, to be usedfrom 1January 2002.

Induction. "

-4.13 The induction process for prisoners must include:

• assessing resettlement needs.

_ • dealing with urgent resetUement needs.

• providing information on resettlement.

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can help to assist strategies for safer custody and reducing self-harm.4.14 The induction assessment of resettlement needs must include:

• • maintaining/securing accommodation and employment or_ release.

• maintaining family ties. .

• •. dealing with benefits entitlements and outstanding debts.

offering new receptions to custody the Basic Skills.Agency screening test.

• .• CARATassessment for prisohers identified by self, staff or healthcare

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• continuity of health care. -

4.15 Prisoners, particularly short-term prisoners, may. need urgent assistance to preservei. existing accommodation and emPloyment. This assistance may be provided by a

personal officer, an employment, or accommodation advice officer (if there is one),probation officer, staff involved in pre_release courses or another specia!ist.

4.16 During induction prisoners must be allowed reasonable facilities (eg for writingletters and access to designated telephones)and, where avail&ble, may be given

, access to •specialist advice to help: • _

• preserve existing accommodation, including •ensuring that any housing• benefit entitlement continues and any preserved tenancy arrangements are

appropriate.

• preserve-existing ernployment. " "

• maintain contact with relatives and friends:

,, deal with benefits entitlements and outstanding debts. " • -J . : •

4J17 InformatiOn relevant to their resettlement needs::must be providedto aft prisonersduring induction on sources of advice and assistance with regard to accommodation,employment, training and •education; benefits and other financial matters, and legalservices. : :

4.18 Induction must include the provisionl of information about the oppo_unities in prison.for preparation for •release and about how to.:contact outside agencies offeringsupport on release. This may. be;through written information, presentat!ons orotherwise,•with staffexplaining and highlightingwritten information as necessary,

4.19 •For prisoners first received on remandor under sentence, employment and" accommodation status on reception must be recorded on LIDS. Staff must take

appropriate measures to identify potential deportation cases at induction.

4.20 Induction must be reviewed regularly (at least annually) by the Resettlement PolicyCommittee. Further information and guidance on induction can be found in PrisonService Order 0550: Prisoner Induction. NACRO's Prison Link Unit provides training

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Housing and benefits •

4.21 A sentencedprisonermay receive housingbenefitto maintain their accommodation•if they are expected.t0 be away from it for _!3weeks or less. Such help may be

• available to a remand prisoner if they ate expected to be away from theiraccommodation for 52 weeks or less. _

4.22 If he or she was claiming benefits when received into custody and has dependants,the prisoner should consider making arrangements for the benefit claim to betransferred to his or her partner.

4.23 If he or she is a sole tenant and cannot keep UPrent payments while in Custody, theprisoner should ensure that the landlord knows theyare in custody and that

' arrangements are made to safeguard their belongings. They may consider giving upi their tenancy in order to avoid future rent a_ears and may seek to exchange their

tenancy for a promiseof altemativeaccommodationon release.•. /

_-4.24 Two leaflets producedfor prisonersby the Rough Sleepers Unit, one for induction(123 - prisoners'induction:a three-stepguideto housingan'dbenefits)and one for

• pre-release (abc - prisoners' release: a simple guide tohousing and benefits), giving•basic informationlon housing and benefits, can be ordered by establishments from •Branston. A revised bookletgiving guidance for "Prisoners and their families" (GL32)is available from the Benefits Agency.

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CHAPTER 5: THROUGHOUT CUSTODY

Advice and assistance '

5.1 Throughout their period in custody prisoners must have ready access to advice andguidance, and help with personal prob/ems. A persona/or group officer scheme

i and shareclworking arrangement must be in operation, and prisoners know the•arrangements for contacting staff for advice andlassistance.

5.2 A variety of methods, exist for prisoners to gain advice and assistance onresettlement issues:What is appropriate may vary between establishments. Modelsinclude:

, • .personal officer scheme and/or shared working arrangements.

_• staff trained by NACRO's Prison Link unit to provide advice and information- relating to housing and employment.

_( • . housing advice centres, which may include prisoners trained to provide :advice, information and other services.

• surgeries provided by agencies such as the Benefits Agency, EmploymentService and Citizens Advice Bureau.

• Prisoner Passpo lr_.

• information placed in libraries, and publicisedin posters.

•• Chaplaincy and faith communities.

•• "prison visitors.

5_3 •Resources •which •staff can use to access relevant advice and assistance include:

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" • " NACR0 Easily Accessible Service Information datal)ase (EASI) [12]-

• NAcRo Resettlement Plus Helpline (freephone 0800 0181259). '

•" • Rough Sleepers Unit resettlement leaflets[13].

Personal-officer, groupofflcer and Shared working arrangements

15.4 The Work Of personal officers is central to the Care of prisoners and the security ofthe establishment. "A personal or group office r scheme and a shared workingarrangementis required to be in operation, so that particular staff get to know

• particular prisoners,• and prisoners can turn to them for advice and assistance.

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officer :scheme; some meet the. requirements through a group officer scheme or sharedworking arrangements. .i

Prisoners with disabilities

5.6 The particular needs of prisoners with disabilities, including communication needs,must be addressed. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 requires that reasonableadjustments are made to the facilities-and services offered so that they areaccessible to people with disabilities. Further guidance can be found in PSO 2855 -the management of prisoners with physical, sensory or mental disabilities.

Family and community ties-

517 All prisoners must be granted their statutory entitlements to visits; correspondenceand telephone contact. Additional and improved visits must be granted whereresources permit:

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' • where eligible, and ff considered suitable, in accot'dance with Release onTemporary Licence (RO TL).

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Information on visits, correspondence and _telephone contacts; on the Incentives andEamed Privileges Scheme; and on ROTL and Home Detention Curfew (HDC) eligibility andprocedures must be communicated to all prisoners as paA of induction. •

5.8 Further information on ROTL and HDC can be found in•Chapter 6.

5.9 Families can play an important role in effective •resettlement and consequently inreduced reoffending. The •Pdson Service encourages prisoners to maintainmeaningful family and other community ties as an integral part of their successfulrehabilitation and to help them make a better transition from custody to community.In recent years, measures have been introduced to improve family links and provide

•better visiting facilities. These include: - _ ."

_ • increased provision of visitors" centres.

° refurbishment of visits rooms and provision!of play areas.

• °. payphones for prisoners" use in all establishments.

5.10 :Much of this has been achieved by working in partnership with prisoners' familysupport groups. The Prison Service co-ordinates the Family Ties Consultative Group(FTCG), a forum for consulting and working with •family support and penal affairs

• groups on developments _vhich may impact on family ties an d for finding solutions toconcerns raised by FTCG members.

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5.12 Financial assistance isavailable lor visitors on low incomes, who may apply forfinancial assistance for visits under the Assisted! Prisons Visit •Scheme. Furtherinformation can be found in PSO 4405. A maximum of 261 APVs in one year is•available. A revised booklet giving benefits guidance for "Prisoners and theirfamilies" (GL32) is available from theBenefits Agency.

••5.13 3-he effects that imprisonment can have on family ielationships and community tiesis acknowledged. For parents who have served a•long sentence, parenting skillsmay be taught and children/parent visits take place within some prisons. There arealso schemes which provide tapes so parents can:/record stories for their children.For many prisoners, particularly women, the return io the role of primary carer will bea significant aspect of their.resettlement, as may seeking the :return of their.childrenfrom local authority care.

Chaplaincy and faith communities'.

5.14 Chaplainsand membersof other faithcommunitiescan providea valuablelinkwith-.• . the wider community and are available to advise'land support families as well as

( 'J prisoners during visits to the prison. In some prisons this :support to families isenhanced through occasional Family Services and other meetings.

5.15 Links with the nationwide network of churches and other faith communities can beused on release to support successful resettlement. In addition to the general helpiivailable.there are also a number of projects specifically created for this purpose

- and information can be obtained from Chaplains and members of other faith.. communities. In a,number of areas the Canadian c__)nceptof Community Chaplaincy

is being developed to create a stronger focus for ':thework of. churches and otherfaith communities in partnership with statutory iand other bodies engaged in

• 'resettlementwork.

Incentives. and Earned Privileges

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known as town visits) at the different levels of IEP; On the standard level, one visitper week is' allowed in resettlement prisons and unils. One visit per month is allowedin open prisons and for other Category D prisoners and suitable young offendersandfemale prisoners. On the enhanced level, visits are '.increasedin open prisons to two

• visits per month.

_i.18 Normal practice for earned communityvisits is for prisoners to be accompaniedby asuitable responsible adult.-Exceptionally, however, Governors of resettlementprisons have the discretion to allow prisoners to undertake visits on their own if theprisoner is already travelling•to or•from their place iof work outside of the prison ontheir own (PSO 4000, Ch 3, p2).

•Activities and programmes

5.19 Activities andprogrammes must be targeted to reduce reoffending and aidresettlement. Provision and timing must take account of the .timetables for earlyrelease eligibility and must reflect the particular needs of wo_nen,young people,people with disabilities and ethnic minorities.

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5.20 Assessment of risk and need must be taken into account in allocation to activities__' and programmes. Whore a Sentence •or Training and/or !_earning Plan has been :

prepared, they most be used to prioritise selodtion for activities and programmes.Attendance and performance on an_ courses for programmes, whether providingqualifications or accreditation or not •most be recordecland monitored.

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5.21 Activities and programmes such as education, training and prison work must be co-ordinated for resettlement :purposes, with the ultimate aim of reducing reoffending.•Work to impt'ove prisoners" skills must focus on increasing the likelihood of theirgaining employment on release.

Work

5.22 The Government announced in September 2000 that it wanted to see double theproportion of prisoners getting•jobs on release over the three•years from 1 April 2001to 31 March 2004.[14]

5.23 A Custody to Work strategy for the Prison Service is being developed to helpestablishments deliver this improvement in the number of prisoners getting jobs onrelease, and to-improve accommodation outcomes for released prisoners. Keyelements of the strategy will include; '•

• continuing the process of ensuring tha{ prison industries and workshops• _ prepare prisoners more effectively for avaBablejobs. This needs•to be based:_ on an improved knowledge of the:labour market, with activity targeted where•

possible on skills shortages and job vacancies, in the areas to which prisonerswill be released. '

• continuing to focus prison education and training on basic and key skills and.relevant vocational qualifications :to equip prisoners for available jobs. ThePrison Service's further investment in work on basic and key skills should

• result in a 50% increase in the numberof qualificationsobtained by prisoners.This will be geared towards increasing their employability - where possible, in•relation to identified gaps in the laboUr/skills market. The partnership •..arrangements with the Prisoners' Learning•and Skills Unit in the DfES for theeducation and training of prisoners will be centralhere.

• • engaging more effectively with the business and voluntary sectors and withother, departments and agencies, particularly the Employment Service,Benefits Agency and housing agencies. _ ,

• focusing regimes and-resettlement policy, standards and delivery on•providinga bettertransitionfromcustodytb life in the community,particularly

• .in respect of employment and-housing..This will involve supportingand.. monitoring existingprojectsand programmesto identifyeffectiveapproaches,

and then helping to roll these out with Spending Review funding of around• • £15 million a year from 2003-04.

• ; 5.24 The Custody to Work strategy will also build on the work already in hand to follow upan inter-departmental scoping study in 2000 on barriers to employment andaccommodation for ex-offenders, and Onthe findings of the current Social Exclusion;Unit study on the resettlementof prisoners. Further information about•the Custody to

' Work strategy will be provided as the work develops.

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Preparation for workIntroduction to drug and alcOholabuse

Family relationships. Improving assertiveness and decision-makingParent craft-Personal developmentWorking with othersWelfare to Work .Budget and money managementSex and relationship educationCookery

_- Healthy living) Practical crafts .

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Drugs

5.27 Every prisonhas CARAT drugworkersavailableofferinga range of interventionstoprisoners with drug misuse problems. CARAT stands for 'Counselling, Advice,

•Referral, Assessment and Throughcare'. Prisoners in need of more. intensiveinterventions can be referred to a range of rehabilitation programmes, and-therapeutic communities. On "release, CARAT workers can refer prisoners on to.communitydrug agencies and will offer post-release.support for a maximum of eightweeks or until an appointment with a community agency is secured.

-'5.28 CARAT assessments are included in prisoners' release plans and contribute to andinform the required risk assessment procedures for:Release on Temporary Licenceand Home Detention Curfew.

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5.29 in relation to bail and court matters, the CARAT service must, on request, notify the •assessment, and progress on d.etoxificationor othel" treatment provided, to relevantagencies (including defence solicitors; the CPS, bail:information officers, PSR writersandcommunity drug agencies). '

5.30 PSO 3550, issued on 20 December 2000, requires that effective treatment ofsubstance misusers is delivered in accordance with a clinical standard whichreplaces Health Care Standard 8. The PSO makesit mandatory that CARAT

.. guidelines and care plans include the involvement of health care staff whereappropriate, and that anNHS Consultant in substance misuse musthave regular

• contact with prison health care staff. It is also mandatorythat health care staff forgeeffective relationships with CARAT drug workers and community drug workers topromote arrangements for continuing care and tO identify barriers to successfulthroughcare.

Health promotion

5.31 One of the aimsof healthpromotionin prisonsis to encourageprisoners,as part oftheirresettlement,to adopt healthybehaviourswhich can be maintainedon release.Some establishmentsare involvedin healthpromotioninitiativesand someof these

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are members of the Pilot• Health in Prisons Network. T.he Prison Health • Policy Unit is

drawing up health promotion guidance for the Prison Service which will set out arange of approaches for establishments to considerdeveloping.

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