Appointment competition launched for Independent Monitoring Board Members
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The Department of Justice is seeking to appoint a minimum of 15 new members to the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB).
The IMB is an independent statutory body whose role is to monitor the treatment of prisoners and the conditions of their imprisonment. New members will be appointed to either Maghaberry, Magilligan or Hydebank Wood College and Woman’s Prison.
The IMB is a member organisation of the United Kingdom National Preventative Mechanism (UK NPM) as required by the Operational Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment (OPCAT).
The IMB is made up of unpaid volunteers from the community who fulfil their duties by carrying out regular visits to the three prison establishments. Members are initially appointed for a period of three years, with a possibility of re-appointment for a further two terms, up to a maximum of nine years.
We encourage people from all sections of the community to apply and would particularly welcome applicants from an ethnic minority background, those who have a disability and young people, as they are currently under represented on the IMB.
Applications close at noon Thursday 9th September 2021.
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Notes to editors:
1. The statutory role of the IMB is set out in full in Part 16 of the Prison and Young Offenders Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995.
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