Section four Appendices in order to observe the standards of care, to interview any person working on the premises 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 mental health facilities. http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/ Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority RQIA is empowered to monitor the availability and accessibility of health and social care services in Northern Ireland and promote improvement in the quality of 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. In October 2011, the final report of a review of the Northern Ireland Prison Service was published.50 The report made 40 recommendations, 10 of which related specifically to the provision of health care in prisons. RQIA was asked to provide an independent assessment to the Oversight Committee on the implementation of the 10 recommendations relating to health care. In March 2014 RQIA reported back to the Oversight Committee on a number of the relevant health care recommendations, which were successfully signed off by the Committee. http://www.rqia.org.uk/home/index.cfm Scottish Human Rights Commission The 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. http://scottishhumanrights.com/ 50 Review of the Northern Ireland Prison Service: Conditions, Management and oversight of all prisons: Prison Review Team Final Report, October 2011 53

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