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Make
provision for the mental health and special learning needs of
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prisoners; and for connected
purposes. |
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled, and
by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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“mental health needs”
and “special learning needs” shall have the |
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meaning prescribed by the
Secretary of State; |
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“prison” means
any prison or young offender institution which is under |
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the general superintendence
of, or is provided by, the Secretary of State |
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under the Prison
Act 1952 (c. 52) including a contracted out prison
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within the meaning of Part
IV of the Criminal Justice Act 1991
(c. 53); |
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“prisoner” means
a person serving a sentence of imprisonment; |
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“prison governor”
means, in relation to a contracted out prison within the |
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meaning of section 106(4)
of the Criminal Justice and Public
Order Act |
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(c. 33), the director of the prison. |
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Needs Assessment and Report |
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The Secretary of State shall
have a duty to ensure that an assessment is carried |
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out by a suitably qualified
person of— |
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the mental health needs, and |
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the special learning needs, |
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of
every person convicted of an offence and sentenced to a term of
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imprisonment after the coming
into force of this Act. |
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An assessment under this
section shall be carried out within seven days of a |
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person beginning his prison
sentence. |
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(1) |
A report setting out the
findings of each assessment made under section 2
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be produced within 14 days
of the prisoner beginning his sentence. |
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(2) |
The report shall be made
available to— |
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(a) |
the Secretary of State, and |
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(b) |
the relevant Officer appointed
under section 4. |
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Mental Health and Special
Learning Needs Officers |
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Appointment
of Officers |
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(1) |
The Secretary of State shall
appoint a Mental Health and Special Learning |
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Needs Officer in each prison. |
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(2) |
An Officer appointed under
this section shall be responsible for ensuring that |
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the mental health and special
learning needs of convicted prisoners are met in |
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the prison to which he is
appointed. |
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(3) |
Unless otherwise specified,
the prison governor shall be deemed to be the |
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Officer appointed for the
purposes of this section. |
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(1) |
The Secretary of State shall,
by statutory instrument, prescribe the duties of |
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Officers appointed under
section 4. |
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The duties shall include— |
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the drawing up of appropriate
programmes of support for relevant |
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prisoners based upon the assessments
made under section 2
and the |
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reports produced under section
3,
and |
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the production of an annual
report to the Secretary of State setting out |
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details of the support they
have caused to be provided to appropriate |
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prisoners during the previous
year. |
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Miscellaneous and General |
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There
shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any expenditure
incurred by |
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the
Secretary of State for or in connection with the carrying out
of any functions under |
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