Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will update the reference to PSI 47/2011 in the publication entitled DIS2 Prisoner adjudication information sheet and prisoners statement.

The prisoner discipline system upholds justice in prisons and ensures incidents of prisoner rule-breaking have consequences.

Prison Service Instruction 05/2018 covers the overarching policy of the prisoner discipline system and has replaced version 47/2011. The adjudication process is not invalidated by the incorrect reference on the forms, as the charging guidance remains unchanged from the previous Prison Service Instruction.

New forms with the correct corresponding reference will be issued in the New Year, including an Easy Read version of the DIS2 prisoner information sheet which will support prisoners to better understand the adjudications system. The new forms will also reflect the introduction of virtual hearings.