Certified Prisoner Accommodation Policy Framework
Advising prison managers of the cell certification process for all overnight prisoner accommodation, including roles and responsibilities.
Applies to England and Wales
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Certification is a legal requirement under Section 14 of the Prison Act 1952 that must be completed for all prison and young offender institution accommodation before it can be used to confine prisoners overnight.
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Certification is the responsibility of the Prison Group Director (for Public Sector Prisons), Executive Directors (for Wales and YCS), Deputy Director (for Long Term High Security) or Head of Custodial Contracts (for contracted prisons) and cannot be delegated.
8 This PF sets out the minimum requirements for certification and the mandatory actions for Authorising Directors and Governors to ensure that all accommodation they are responsible for is properly certified. The higher technical specifications to which all modern accommodation will be built can be accessed by emailing moj_ed_technicalstandards@justice.gov.uk.
Last updated 27 February 2023 + show all updates
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Policy framework updated.
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First published.