Section one Context
DETENTION SETTING
Prisons
Police custody
Court custody
Children in secure accommodation
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
HMIP with CQC
& Ofsted
HMIP with HIW
HMIPS
CJINI & HMIP
with RQIA
IMB
IMB
HMIC & HMIP
HMIC & HMIP
HMICS
CJINI with RQIA
ICVA
ICVA
ICVS
NIPBICVS
HMIP
HMIP
HMIPS
CJINI
Ofsted ( jointly
with HMIP for
secure training
centres)
CSSIW
CI
RQIA
CQC
HIW
MWCS
RQIA
HIW
CI and MWCS
RQIA
Detention under mental health law
CQC
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Deprivation of liberty and other
safeguards in health and social care
Immigration detention
Military detention
Customs custody facilities
IMBNI
CJINI
CSSIW
HMIP
HMIP
HMIP
HMIP
IMB
IMB
IMB
IMB
HMIP & IMB
HMIP & IMB
HMIP & IMB
HMIP & IMB
HMIC and HMIP
HMIC and HMIP
HMIC and HMIP
HMIC and HMIP
In addition, the Office of the Children’s
Commission for England (OCC) has the
power to enter any setting where a child
is accommodated or cared for, other than
a private dwelling, and (with the child’s
consent) to interview the child in private.
OCC has used this power to visit the youth
justice secure estate, immigration settings
and medium secure facilities.
The role of NPM coordination was assigned
to HMIP and this function is performed with
the purpose of:
• promoting cohesion and a shared
understanding of OPCAT among NPM
members
• encouraging collaboration and the sharing of
information and good practice
• facilitating joint activities.
The NPM coordinator represents the interests
of all members and the purpose of their role
is to:
• liaise with all members of the NPM
• advise members on the effective
implementation of OPCAT
• share information with members
• provide support on policy and human rights
issues
• liaise with the SPT, other NPMs and external
stakeholders
• prepare the annual report
• organise meetings and workshops.
Coordination is essential to the full and
effective implementation of OPCAT in the UK,
given the scale and complexity of the UK’s
unusual multi-body structure, and the fact
that each member has a different mandate,
power and geographical remit. At the same
time, the independence of each individual
4 Deprivation of liberty legal safeguards apply only to England and Wales but organisations in Scotland and Northern Ireland
visit and inspect health and social care facilities where people may be deprived of liberty.
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