Ms Michelle Martyn:

We have highlighted best practice. In France they have family life units similar to what the Deputy has outlined, but there is a lot more that needs to be done first in terms of the visiting conditions, which are quite poor generally. Obviously it is something we would advocate for.

The point the Deputy raised about media reporting is also really important from the children and family perspective and the harassment that some families have experienced. We should look at the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights with regard to the right to privacy of the child and family.

The Probation Service and the Prison Service carried out a review on drug treatment last year and one of things it noted was that integrated dual treatment was lacking for community-based organisations, that is, tackling both drugs and mental health. The majority of prisoners would have both addiction and mental health issues. There needs to be more integration in terms of services for them.