these services. A key element of its role is
to inspect the provision of health and social
care in places of detention, including prisons,
secure accommodation for children or places
where people are detained under mental
health law. The RQIA has also been asked to
monitor the implementation of the health
recommendations from the Northern Ireland
Prison Review Team Report 201125.
www.rqia.org.uk
http://www.rqia.org.uk/cms_resources/
RQIA%20Annual%20Report%20and%20
Accounts%202010-11.pdf
Care Inspectorate
Established by the Public Services Reform
(Scotland) Act 2010 the CI is the independent
scrutiny and improvement body for social work
and social care and support services for people
of all ages. The Inspectorate was established
in April 2011 from three previously existing
scrutiny bodies: the Scottish Commission for the
Regulation of Care (Care Commission) for care
services, the Social Work Inspection Agency
(SWIA) which carried out strategic inspections
of social work services in the community, and
a directorate of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate
of Education (HMIE) which carried out joint
inspections of services to protect children. As
part of its new remit, the CI regulates secure
homes for children and young people as well
as other residential services.
The CI 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.
www.careinspectorate.com
http://www.careinspectorate.com/index.
php?option=com_docman&task=doc_
download&gid=1041&Itemid=100175
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Scottish Human Rights Commission
SHRC is an independent statutory body with the
power to enter places of detention and report
on the rights of detainees. The Commission’s
general duty is to promote awareness,
understanding and respect for human rights
and, in particular, to encourage best practice in
relation to them.
www.scottishhumanrights.com
http://scottishhumanrights.com/
application/resources/documents/
SHRCAnnualReport2011_12Final.
pdf#search=”annual%20report”
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