Guidance

Managing prisoner safety in custody: PSI 64/2011

Rules and guidance for prison staff on managing prisoners who are at risk of harm or death, or who may be a risk to others (safer custody).

• From: Ministry of Justice and HM Prison and Probation Service
• Published: 27 January 2020
• Last updated: 13 July 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Management of prisoners at risk of harm to self, to others and from others (safer custody): PSI 64/2011

MS Word Document, 499 KB

Annex to PSI 64/2011 (ACCT)

MS Word Document, 68.8 KB

Details

This prison service instruction (PSI) contains detailed information and general guidance on how to identify, manage and support prisoners who are at risk of harm or death in custody or who may be a risk to other people within the prison.

It also covers:

• support for anyone who is affected by incidents of harm or death in the prison
• investigating incidents of harm or deaths
• best practice for continually improving safer custody services

This is a current PSI. It came into effect on 1 April 2012. It was last updated on 27 January 2020.

Published 27 January 2020
Last updated 13 July 2021 + show all updates

1. 13 July 2021

   PSI and Annex updated.

2. 5 April 2021

   Revised PSI published

3. 27 January 2020

   First published.