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 and court custody. http://www.cjini.org/ 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 HMI Prisons-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. http://www.hiw.org.uk/ Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary HMIC has a statutory duty to inspect and report on the efficiency and effectiveness of policing. Following the ratification of OPCAT, HMIC’s role has included carrying out inspections of police custody facilities in England and Wales in partnership with HMI Prisons. By March 2014, the first rolling programme of inspections had been completed, with all police forces in England and Wales having been inspected at least once. A new programme of inspections commenced in April 2014. http://www.hmic.gov.uk/ 50 Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland The role of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland is to independently monitor the state, efficiency and effectiveness of the Police Service of Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority. This role is set out in the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012. As part of its broader role in reviewing and improving policing across Scotland, HMICS carries out inspections of police custody facilities, monitoring the treatment of and conditions for detainees. http://hmics.org/ Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons HMI Prisons is an independent statutory organisation that carries out regular inspections of places of detention to assess the treatment of and conditions for detainees. HMI Prisons’s inspection remit is broad and includes: all prisons in England and Wales, including young offender institutions (YOIs); all immigration removal centres (IRCs), short-term holding facilities and escort arrangements for immigration detainees; all police custody facilities in association with HMIC; court custody facilities; secure training centres in partnership with Ofsted; and customs custody facilities with HMIC. By invitation, HMI Prisons also participates in inspections of prisons in Northern Ireland (in partnership with CJINI) and inspects some military detention facilities. http://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/ hmiprisons/