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Improving efficiency

We are working with the National Offender Management Service and Her Majesty's Prison Service to improve the efficiency of prison visits for defence practitioners.

Guidance for prison visits

A Good Practice Guide for prison visits has been jointly produced by the Ministry of Justice, Her Majesty's Prison Service (HMPS), National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and the LSC. See the Documents panel for this guidance.

The guide has been sent to prison governors and directors to help improve the efficiency of prison visits for both defence practitioners and prisons.

The guidance was developed following:

The guide uses good practice identified at the local level to highlight how improvements can be made across the system as a whole by both prisons and practitioners.

It recommends:

Video link interviews

Her Majesty's Courts Service (HMCS) has published new guidance to help solicitors set up video link interviews with clients in prisons. 

The scheme can help avoid costly visits and can be used for:

The guidance includes updated booking procedures and new contact details for prisons and courts.

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Last updated: 30 January 2008

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