Section one Context both decent and fair’ to be included as an additional statutory purpose, among other amendments.53 Alongside these significant changes, in July 2016 the parliamentary Justice Committee opened an inquiry into prison reform, aiming to scrutinise the government’s plans and their implementation. During the year it announced sub-inquiries into governor empowerment and prison performance, and estate modernisation. The Joint Committee on Human Rights ( JCHR) announced an inquiry on mental health and deaths in detention on 14 December 2016.54 Reflecting that the number of deaths in prisons in England and Wales has soared in recent years, the JCHR inquiry sought to establish whether a human rights-based approach can lead to better prevention of deaths in prison of people with mental health conditions. In August 2016, the Secretary of State for Justice announced the steps she would take to tackle extremism in prisons, following on from a government review of the topic which was published in summary. Plans included removing ‘the most dangerous Islamist extremists’ from the general prison population to hold them in specially-created units in the high security estate.55 The independent review of the treatment of, and outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals in the Criminal Justice System led by David Lammy MP was ongoing during the year.56 The Scottish Prison Service published its Value Proposition in December 2016, outlining changes in what is being delivered for those in custody and describing the future direction of travel for the training and development of prison staff.57 The site for a new prison, HMP Highland, for people in custody from the Highlands and Islands, was announced in February 2017.58 In early 2017, the Health and Sport Committee of the Scottish Parliament began an inquiry into health and social care in prisons.59 53. Prison Reform Trust, 2017, Briefing on the Prisons and Courts Bill, House of Commons, Second Reading, Monday 20 March 2017, http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/Portals/0/Documents/Parliament/Prisons%20and%20Courts%20Bill/HoC%20 second%20reading%20briefing%E2%80%94Prisons%20and%20Courts%20Bill.pdf [accessed 09/11/17]. 54. See NPM submission to the inquiry: http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/ evidencedocument/human-rights-committee/mental-health-and-deaths-in-prison/written/48220.html [accessed 09/11/17]. 55. Ministry of Justice, 2016, “Government sets out new measures to tackle extremism in prisons”, https://www.gov.uk/ government/news/government-sets-out-new-measures-to-tackle-extremism-in-prisons [accessed 27/11/2017]. 56. See https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/lammy-review-of-black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-bamerepresentation-in-the-criminal-justice-system-call-for-evidence [accessed 09/11/17]. 57. Scottish Prison Service, 2016, Unlocking our potential: a value proposition, http://www.sps.gov.uk/Corporate/Publications/ Publication-4733.aspx [accessed 09/11/17]. 58. Scottish Prison Service, 2017, New site for HMP Highland identified, http://www.sps.gov.uk/Corporate/News/News-4817. aspx [accessed 09/11/17]. 59. See http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/103318.aspx [accessed 09/11/17]. 23