Key Regime Priorities

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Following the announcement on March 23rd of nationwide restrictions to support social distancing recommendations during the COVID-19 outbreak, an ERMP state regime should be implemented immediately in all establishment. This includes the indefinite suspension of visits, education, non-essential work and mass movements. Establishments also need to consider how to maintain social distancing when delivering time in open air, access to showers and access to phones, bearing in mind existing guidance on household isolation. Some evidence based research has been provided about the effects of isolation, how to mitigate the impacts and how best to encourage compliance.

Evidence based practice downloads

Each ERMP will outline how establishments will provide four key regime deliverables during the COVID-19 period. These key regime deliverables are the provision of meals, healthcare and medication, prisoner safety and welfare, and family contact. Every element must be addressed in an ERMP which must then be signed off by the respective SILVER. The following sections give detailed guidance on each of these four regime priorities that must be provided in the ERMP enabling prisons to design a plan for each one.