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HM INSPECTORATE OF PRISONS: Report on HM Prison Peterhead

ANNEX 2

Routines

Daily Routine Monday/Friday

Time

Activity

Comments

Duration

7.45

Unlock, etc.

Prisoners have access to showers and toilet/washing facilities as practicable. Breakfast is collected and taken in cell.

1 hour

8.45

Controlled movement to work, education, programmes, physical education etc.

Prisoners who are not required or scheduled to attend activities returned to cell until route has moved. All activity areas and other areas which prisoners attend have toilet facilities.

3 hours

9.00

Hall cleaning, prisoners to surgery where appropriate, and any other general out of hall requirements.

During this period prisoners remaining in the hall are given access to showers and other washing/toilet facilities as practicable.

11.45

Prisoners return from work details.

15 minutes to wash hands prior to lunch. Prisoners also have time to wash hands etc., prior to leaving workshops or other areas.

12.05

Numbers check.

20 minutes

12.15

Lunch

Prisoners have lunch in their cells, but have the opportunity to use facilities prior to picking up their lunch.

12.45

Exercise

All prisoners are entitled to 1 hour exercise per day. There may be some slight variation in timings but not to any major degree.

1 hour

13.45

Prisoners return to work/activities etc.

Prisoners who are not required or scheduled to attend activities returned to cell until route has moved. Prisoners who are at work or education have access to toilet facilities during this period in these areas.

13.45

Prisoners remaining in the hall to PE, other hall based requirements, programmes, agent's visits, social work interviews etc.

Remaining prisoners have access to showers and other facilities as practicable.

16.45

Prisoners return from activities.

17.00

Lock-up numbers check etc.

10 minutes to wash hands prior to tea. Prisoners also have time to wash hands etc., prior to leaving workshops or other areas.

10 minutes

17.10

Tea meal.

Controlled with prisoners unlocked in sections. Prisoners have tea in their cell, but have the opportunity to use facilities prior to picking up their tea.

20 minutes

17.30

Lock up for staff meal.

18.30

Evening recreation and other activities i.e., visits on Wednesday.

Recreation in hall. All prisoners are unlocked and have access to toilets and facilities. All prisoners, in each of the halls, have access to the recreation facilities at the same time.

3 hours

21.30

Lock up.

Prisoners have no further access to toilet facilities other than porta-potty.

Porta-potties are emptied twice a week in each hall.

Week-End Routine

7.30

Unlock, numbers checked cell cleaning and ablutions.

30 minutes

8.00

Breakfast.

30 minutes

8.30

Church Service or recreation and hall cleaning.

During this period prisoners remaining in the hall are given access to showers and other washing/toilet facilities as practicable.

1 hour

15 minutes

9.45

Exercise.

1 hour

10.45

Exercise in - Recreation stops for issue of brunch meal.

11.00

Brunch

Prisoners have lunch in their cells then recreation resumes.

45 minutes

12.00

Lock up and numbers check.

Prisoners have no further access to toilet facilities other than porta-potty.

12.15 to 13.30

Staff lunch.

13.30

Unlock, numbers check - recreation.

30 minutes

14.00

Recreation/visits.

2 hours

16.00

Recreation/visits cease for issue of tea meal.

16.10

Tea meal.

Prisoners have tea in their cells but have the opportunity to use facilities prior to picking up their tea. Recreation resumes.

50 minutes

17.00

Lock up then staff off duty.

Prisoners have no further access to toilet facilities other than porta-potty.

Notes

  • No cells have EPIC.
  • Prisoners can request to have a radio or a hand held TV to be sent in.
  • There are also TVs, videos, pool tables, darts and board games in each hall for use during recreation.
  • The arrangements for emptying the porta-potties are that each hall has a twice weekly rota for emptying. "Aqua'chem" sachets are issued for neutralising odours. Soap and toilet paper are freely available, with disinfectant tablets also available as required. Where and when pots are emptied, disinfectants are available at these points. There is however no provision of screening within cells.

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