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Detention services order 07/2016 about the Home Office’s responsibility to complete a risk assessment before restraining a detainee under escort.
In 2019 we published a case study to show how important it is for security operatives to use safe methods of physical restraint.
Guidance on managing young people in secure training centres and young offender institutions, with restraint only used as a last resort.
Understand when civil restraint orders (CROs) are issued and view the lists of people with CROs in force against them.
How humanitarian organisations can exert influence on the process of norm formation to foster better respect for civilians caught up in armed conflict
How to support children and young people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions and mental health difficulties who are at risk of restrictive intervention.
This policy framework sets out rules and guidance on the use of approved restraint techniques and restrictive physical interventions for staff at secure settings and escort providers in the Youth Custody Service (YCS).
A list of people who have been issued with orders stopping them from bringing certain cases to court.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
A list of people who cannot make applications in certain courts or make further court claims.
We're seeking views on possible new guidance on the use of restraint and restrictive intervention in a range of mainstream settings and alternative provision.
This Independent Advisory Panel on Non-Compliance Management report suggests techniques and training for detainee custody officers.
Last updated 30 January 2017.
The IRRP helps assess the safety of the use of restraint in secure training centres and young offenders institutions.
We're seeking views on reducing the need for restraint and restrictive intervention for children and young people.
To be completed by overseas authorities when making a request for restraint and confiscation to the United Kingdom.
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