Monitoring places of detention Eleventh Annual Report of the United Kingdom’s National Preventive Mechanism 1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020 CP 366 Monitoring places of detention Eleventh Annual Report of the United Kingdom’s National Preventive Mechanism 1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020 Presented to Parliament by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice by Command of Her Majesty February 2021 CP 366 © Crown copyright 2021 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government- licence/version/3. Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/official-documents and www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/national-preventive-mechanism Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at
[email protected] or HM Inspectorate of Prisons, 3rd floor, 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 4PU ISBN 978-1-5286-2373-5 CCS0121810850 02/21 Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum. Printed in the UK by the APS Group on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Contents Introduction by John Wadham, NPM Chair 4 1. Context 6 About the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) 7 The UK’s National Preventive Mechanism 8 COVID-19 12 Political context, policy and legislative developments 13 Mental health and social care 15 Prisons 20 Children in detention 26 Immigration detention 31 Police custody 35 The situation in detention during the year 37 2.