Section seven Member overview
In the first annual report of the UK NPM, we
profiled each of the NPM members, setting out
detailed information on their mandate, structure
and methodology. Rather than replicate that
information in subsequent annual reports, we
have set out below a short description of each
member, as a reminder. We have also included
details of any significant changes to the
members during 2011–12. Detailed information
about each member can be found in our first
annual report, the online database of UK NPM
members, or the annual reports or websites of
the individual members.26
As in previous annual reports, information
about 19 organisations is included below,
even though only 18 are designated as
members of the NPM. The 19th organisation,
Independent Custody Visitors Scotland, has
not been designated separately but is a
member of the designated ICVA.
Care and Social Services
Inspectorate Wales
CSSIW regulates and inspects all social
care services in Wales. This includes secure
accommodation where children are placed
either for their offending behaviour or
because they pose a significant risk to
themselves or others. CSSIW also monitors
the deprivation of liberty safeguards during
its regular inspections of adult care homes.
Care Inspectorate
Established by the Public Services Reform
(Scotland) Act 2010, the Care Inspectorate is
the independent scrutiny and improvement
body for social work and social care and
support services for people of all ages. As part
of this role, the Inspectorate monitors secure
children’s homes as well as other residential
services. The Care Inspectorate has not yet
been formally designated as a member of the
UK’s NPM but is the successor to a previously
designated member (the Care Commission).
Care Quality Commission
CQC is an independent statutory organisation
responsible for registering health and adult
social care services in England if they meet
essential standards of quality and safety, and
monitoring providers to check they continue
to meet those standards. CQC also monitors
the operation of the Mental Health Act 1983,
including those who are detained under mental
health law. CQC carries out inspections of health
care in prisons and immigration detention
alongside HMIP, and participates in inspections
of police custody by HMIP and HMIC.
Criminal Justice Inspection
Northern Ireland
CJINI is a statutory body with responsibility
for inspecting all aspects of the criminal
justice system. CJINI’s mandate is broad and
it may inspect a range of places of detention,
including prisons, a juvenile justice centre,
police custody, court custody and secure care
facilities for children.
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
HIW regulates and inspects all health care in
Wales. Part of this role involves monitoring
compliance with mental health legislation
and ensuring that health care organisations
observe the deprivation of liberty safeguards
under the Mental Health Capacity Act 2005.
In doing so, HIW works closely with CSSIW,
which monitors the use of deprivation of
liberty safeguards in social care settings. HIW
also participates in HMIP-led inspections of
prisons in Wales, assessing the health care
provided to prisoners and ensuring that it is
equivalent to that provided in the community.
26 The online database of UK NPM members, compiled by the Human Rights Implementation Centre at the University of
Bristol in association with the members themselves, is available at www.bristol.ac.uk/law/research/centres-themes/hric/
hricnpmukdatabase/index.html. The website of each member of the NPM is provided at Appendix 2.
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