S.L. 260.3 Art. 11Reports, information and training programme.

(1) As soon as possible after admission -

(a) full reports shall be compiled and relevant information shall be collected about the personal situation of a prisoner including his family life and his educational background; and

(b) in appropriate cases and in respect of prisoners with a sentence of suitable length, a training programme in preparation for ultimate release may be drawn up in consultation, so far as possible, with the relevant staff and the prisoner himself and consistently with the aims listed in regulation 3(1) and the management needs of the prison.

(2) The training programmes shall provide for the instruction of prisoners in such subjects and trades as may be within the resources of the prison and for their physical education according to their age, personality and general background.

(3) The said reports and information shall always include reports by the Medical Officer and the personnel in direct charge of the prisoner concerned.

(4) The reports and information concerning prisoners shall be maintained with due regard to confidentiality on an individual basis, shall be regularly kept up to date and shall be accessible only to authorised persons.