2013 Annual Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner
Inspection Findings and Recommendations
7.18 The total number of recommendations made during our 88 prison inspections
in 2013 was 465, on average about 5 recommendations for each prison. There has been
a marked general improvement in the last three years with inspectors identifying fewer
recommendations as exemplified by Figure 12.
Figure 12 Total red, amber & green recommendations resulting from prison inspections
2011-2013
600
500
213
223
400
155
300
235
240
245
99
82
65
2011
2012
2013
200
100
0
7.19 A traffic light system (red, amber, green) is in place for the recommendations to
enable prisons to prioritise the areas where remedial action is necessary:
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Red recommendations - immediate concern - serious breaches and / or noncompliance with Prison Rules or the NSF which could leave the Governor
vulnerable to challenge.
Amber recommendations - non-compliance to a lesser extent; however
remedial action must still be taken in these areas as they could potentially
lead to serious breaches.
Green recommendations - represent good practice or areas where the
efficiency and effectiveness of the process could be improved.
This year 14% of the recommendations were red, 53% amber and 33% green.