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. 45

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