Section two The fifth year the same appropriate adult as younger children was not recognised. This consultation responded to a ruling by the High Court that the PACE Code was inconsistent with human rights standards, and in October 2013 PACE Codes C and H were revised to include entitlements for detained 17-year-olds (a) to have access to appropriate adults, and (b) to have a parent/guardian informed of their arrest and where they are being detained. Other safeguards applicable to 16-year-olds were also extended to 17-year-olds. • CSSIW made a significant contribution to the preparation and consultation of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act, as well as a White Paper on the future of regulation and inspection of care and support in Wales. CSSIW also contributed to the Welsh Government’s review of Audit, Inspection and Regulation, and gave evidence to the Commission on Public Services Governance and Delivery, as well as the Health and Social Care Committee of the National Assembly for Wales on the work of Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. • CQC gave evidence to the committee in the House of Lords scrutinising the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act since its enactment. In response to the House of Lords report, CQC will take forward its mandate to support and encourage use of the existing provisions while they remain lawful, as a means of protecting the human rights of vulnerable people. • HMI Prisons commented on the Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill, stating the importance of upholding a European Court of Human Rights ruling on the issue. In a submission to the Public Accounts Committee’s review into the accountability of quangos, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons called for greater safeguards to his independent mandate. HMI Prisons submitted evidence to the Justice Committee’s inquiry into policy and planning of the prison estate, and responded to government proposals for major policy changes to the management of young adults in custody. HMI Prisons also commented on a number of technical policy proposals affecting health and substance misuse services in prisons, as well as regulations guiding operations in prisons and the immigration estate (Prison Service Instructions and Detention Services Orders). • As a member of the Implementation Group of Independent Monitoring of Prisons, SHRC contributed to efforts to progress the implementation of prison visiting committees in Scotland and made recommendations to the Scottish Government Consultation on the draft proposals for a Mental Health (Scotland) Bill; the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000: Revised Codes of Practice for Cover Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources; and the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill at the Scottish Parliament. • MWCS responded to proposals from the Scottish Government on changes to the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. Thematic areas i. Restraint During the year the NPM further developed its longstanding work to evaluate and 35 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 - Code of Practice for the Detention, Treatment and Questioning of Persons by Police Officers 27