Guidance

Prisoners assisting other prisoners: PSI 17/2015

Policy and guidance on prisoners helping other prisoners with their care and support needs, such as reading, accessing services and moving about the prison.

• From: HM Prison and Probation Service and Ministry of Justice
• Published: 27 January 2020

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Prisoners assisting other prisoners: PSI 17/2015

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Details

This prison service instruction (PSI) explains when and how prisoners can appropriately assist other prisoners with their care and support needs. It includes guidance on:

• how a prisoner’s needs are identified and met
• the kinds of needs that prisoners are able to help with, such as reading, accessing services, moving about the prison and some types of personal care
• the kinds of needs that prisoners must not help with, including intimate personal care
• safeguards to protect both the prisoner giving assistance and the one receiving it

This is a current PSI. It came into effect on 1 April 2015 and was last updated on 27 January 2020.

Published 27 January 2020