Guidance

Categorising women prisoners: PSI 39/2011

Policy and guidance on the security categorisation of women offenders.

• From: HM Prison and Probation Service and Ministry of Justice
• Published: 31 August 2011
• Last updated: 29 October 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Categorisation And Recategorisation Of Women Prisoners: 39/2011

PDF, 423 KB, 41 pages

Details

This prison service instruction (PSI) sets out the process and criteria for categorising women prisoners to decide the type of prison they should go to.

It describes how prisoners should be assessed and given a category to reflect:

• the risk they pose to staff and other prisoners while in prison
• how likely they are to try and escape
• the risk they pose to the public in the event of escape

The PSI includes guidance on ensuring prisoners are treated in a fair, consistent and objective way and that decisions are made in an unbiased way regardless of race, age, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or any other personal characteristic.

This is a current PSI. It came into effect on 1 September 2011.

Published 31 August 2011
Last updated 29 October 2021 + show all updates

1. 29 October 2021

   PSI updated,

2. 13 May 2021

   PSI updated.

3. 31 August 2011

   First published.