Guidance

Information risk management: PSI 06/2016, PI 08/2016

Rules and guidance for prison and probation staff for identifying, recording and managing risks to information.

• From: HM Prison and Probation Service and Ministry of Justice
• Published: 11 May 2016
• Last updated: 18 May 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Information risk management policy: PSI 06/2016, PI 08/2016

PDF, 305 KB, 20 pages

Risk Register Template

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 110 KB

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Details

This prison service instruction (PSI) and probation instruction (PI) contains guidance for prison and probation staff on how to keep information safe from risks. Risks include anything that could make information held by the organisation less:

• confidential
• trustworthy
• accessible (for authorised people when they need it)

It covers:

• identifying and recording risks to information
• roles and responsibilities
• business continuity planning
• what to do if a risk escalates

This is a current PSI. It came into effect on 11 May 2016.

Published 11 May 2016
Last updated 18 May 2021 + show all updates

1. 18 May 2021

   PSI updated.

2. 11 May 2016

   First published.