Section two Focus on detention issues for Prisoners Serving 12 Months or More ( jointly with HM Inspectorate of Probation), Children in custody 2016– 17, An analysis of 12–18-year-olds’ perceptions of their experience in secure training centres and young offender institutions ( jointly with the Youth Justice Board), Life in prison: Living conditions, and Incentivising and promoting good behaviour.25 • HMIPS carried out a thematic study on the experience of older prisoners, publishing a report in July 2017 entitled Who Cares? The Lived Experience of Older Prisoners in Scotland’s Prisons. The report highlighted the growing challenges of meeting the needs of an increasingly old and infirm prison population, covering social care, health care, activities, family contact, mobility, and personal fears. The report recommended that a clear strategy for older prisoners be developed.26 HMIPS also undertook a series of inspections in HMP & YOI Polmont to understand the plans for the introduction of women and to assess any impact on the existing regime. The final report from these inspections was published in May 2017, and concluded that the arrival of women at Polmont did not have a detrimental impact on the regime and opportunities for the young men held there and that the women were able to benefit from more modern accommodation. • Following a concerning visit report about poor arrangements for menstruating women and girls in police custody, ICVA led a campaign to improve menstrual care. ICVA published an open letter to the Home Secretary requesting a change to Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) Act 1984 Code C. The call for improved legislation was welcomed by the then Home Secretary, and ICVA will continue its work with the Home Office over the forthcoming year to ensure the legislation is amended and there is improved guidance in the Authorised Professional Practice issued to police officers by the College of Policing.27 ICVA also published a thematic report about detainee dignity and, in particular, nudity in police custody as a response to assessed risk of self-harm and the use of force when placing detainees in anti-rip clothing. The report used inspection evidence from HMI Prisons/HMICFRS and was disseminated within the NPM and to the National Police Chiefs Council. • MWCS published a number of thematic reports. The first of these was a report of a thematic inspection of all medium and low secure forensic mental health services in Scotland. This identified areas of good practice, notably around care planning, but concerns about delays in moving to lower security, inconsistent practice around restrictions on security, and particular difficulties for small groups requiring specialist provision, including women and people with learning disabilities. The Scottish Government has responded to the report and the recommendations, including setting up 25 All of HMI Prisons’ thematic reports are available at https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/ inspections/?s&prison-inspection-type=thematic-reports-and-research, accessed 21 November 2018. 26 Who Cares? The Lived experience of Older Prisoners in Scotland’s Prisons, available at https://www. prisonsinspectoratescotland.gov.uk/publications/who-cares-lived-experience-older-prisoners-scotlands-prisons, accessed 21 November 2018. 27 Information about this work is available at https://icva.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ICVA_Press_Release_FINAL. pdf, accessed 21 November 2018. 23