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<p>Safety of prisoners in our custody is a key priority. We have established a Women’s
Estate Self-Harm taskforce which is co-ordinating longer-term work to address the
factors driving self-harm.</p><p><br> Our Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) model
is transforming how we support prisoners and significant investments have been made
to recruit an additional 2,500 prison officers to improve safety and deliver key work.
In April 2021 we began implementing a gender specific OMiC model in the women’s estate.</p><p>The
Challenge, Intervention and Support Plan (CSIP) is also in place for the effective
case management of those prisoners who are at a raised risk of violence towards other
prisoners. While the newly revised version of the Assessment, Care in Custody and
Teamwork (ACCT) framework includes a stronger person-centred approach and improved
focus on risks, triggers, and protective factors.</p>
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