What is the inspection methodology?
A5. There are three stages to each inspection: • pre-inspection visit • the inspection • post-inspection action Pre-inspection visit One month prior to each full announced inspection, an inspector will visit the establishment to plan the inspection and request a range of preliminary information. In addition, researchers will attend to conduct a confidential survey of a representative proportion of the prisoner population. Results from the prisoner survey are provided for inspectors prior to the inspection and constitute an important source of evidence. The inspection All inspections are conducted against the Inspectorate’s published inspection criteria, ‘Expectations’. ‘Expectations’ are based on international human rights standards, as well as Prison Service orders and standards, and over all issues considered essential to the safe, respectful and purposeful treatment of offenders in custody and their effective resettlement. Expectations specify the criteria for inspection and indicat
