Gender and Security Toolkit Core business and staff training Pillar Pillar Appropriate categorization and accommodation 56 No. Point 3.12 Ethnic, cultural and religious diversity in the prison population is reflected in the staff 3.13 Female staff members have the same access to positions of power and responsibility as their male colleagues 3.14 Working practices help staff with caring roles to balance work and personal responsibilities No. Point 4.01 Needs and risk assessments are fully gender-informed and have been developed with the local population in mind 4.02 Staff are trained in the use of these gender-informed tools and in the importance and advantages of using them 4.03 Results of risk and needs assessments are reviewed by a panel on a regular basis 4.04 Prisoners who may need special attention or support are proactively identified and assisted on arrival 4.05 Prisoners are allocated to the regime with the least restrictive environment necessary 4.06 Prisoners’ gendered needs are considered when allocating accommodation Transgender prisoners are 4.07 asked prior to allocation whether they would feel safer and more able to participate in the regime if they were located in a female or male establishment 4.08 Accommodation has been designed to promote health and well-being 4.09 Actions have been taken to normalize the accommodation Yes/no/ partially What can your organization and others do to improve the situation? Point of responsibility Action-by date Yes/no/ partially What can your organization and others do to improve the situation? Point of responsibility Action-by date