i. In these expectations, the term ‘leader’ refers to anyone with leadership or management responsibility in the Military Corrective Training Centre. We will direct our narrative at the level of leadership which has the most capacity to influence a particular outcome.

ii. We define a child as a person under the age of 18 years, in line with the Children Act 1989.

iii. Dependants refers to a person who relies on another, especially a family member, for financial support.

iv. Safeguarding duties apply to vulnerable adults at risk who:

• have needs for care and support (whether or not the local authority is meeting any of those needs
• are experiencing, or are at risk of, abuse or neglect
• as a result of those care and support needs are unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of, abuse and neglect (Care Act 2014).

v. Solitary confinement is when detainees are confined for 22 hours or more a day without meaningful human contact (United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, Rule 44).

vi. We consider leadership and management only insofar as it has a direct and observable impact on outcomes for detainees. The term ‘leaders and managers’ may include any member of staff, including those working for contracted services, and the management hierarchy, including commissioners. Our judgements relate to how leaders and managers support or obstruct the achievement of our expectations. We do not assess leadership and management in isolation, nor do we do so comprehensively. Our judgements will be presented at the end of the relevant healthy establishment test summary.

vii. The following definition of dynamic security can be found in chapter 2 of this document: https://www.unodc.org/documents/justice-and-prison-reform/UNODC_Handbook_on_Dynamic_Security_and_Prison_Intelligence.pdf (732 kB)

‘Physical and procedural security arrangements are essential features of any prison but they are not sufficient in themselves to ensure that prisoners do not escape. Security also depends on an alert group of staff who interact with, and who know, their prisoners; staff developing positive staff-prisoner relationships; staff who have an awareness of what is going on in the prison; fair treatment and a sense of “well- being” among prisoners; and staff who make sure that prisoners are kept busy doing constructive and purposeful activities that contribute to their future reintegration into society. This concept is often described as dynamic security and is increasingly being adopted globally.’

viii. We have deliberately defined ‘young adults’ in this context as those aged 18–25 years old. This reflects emerging evidence that young people often have specific needs beyond 21 years old.