Guidance

Segregation: PSO 1700

Prisoners can be segregated under a range of authorities, which are set out in Prison Rules This policy provides staff the process and information on how to manage prisoners in segregation.

• From: Ministry of Justice and HM Prison and Probation Service
• Published: 11 May 2022
• Last updated: 18 July 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Segregation: PSO 1700

PDF, 965 KB, 74 pages

Policy update

PDF, 493 KB, 36 pages

Policy Q&A

PDF, 173 KB, 8 pages

Forms content page

PDF, 101 KB, 1 page

Supporting documents

ZIP, 2.94 MB

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Details

This comprehensive policy document sets out the mandatory policy and procedures governing the way prisoners are segregated in which Segregation is authorised and reviewed.

An update to the policy was produced in 2015 and this has been subsequently updated in April 2022. This must be read alongside PSO1700.

Published 11 May 2022
Last updated 18 July 2024 + show all updates

1. 18 July 2024

   Replaced supporting documents with a new file. Form OTO14 has been updated.

2. 11 May 2022

   First published.