Ripon House Approved Premises for Women

RIPON HOUSE
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE APPROVED
PREMISES FOR WOMEN

HOSTEL RULES

A) Core Rules as required by the National Offender Management Service:

As a resident of Ripon House Approved Premises you must:

1) Be in the building during the standard hours of curfew, which are 11pm to 6am; comply with any additional curfew and other conditions imposed by the Court or contained in your Licence; and comply with any additional curfew hours, imposed by the Approved Premises manager and/or your Offender Manager, which they consider to be necessary in your case.

2) Pay the weekly hostel charge as follows: £39 if employed, £26 if on benefit. (To be reviewed 1 April 2009)

3) Undergo drug and/or alcohol testing if required to do so by staff.

4) Give all prescribed medication to staff if required to do so by staff, and take medication as prescribed by your doctor.

5) See a medical practitioner, health professional or psychiatric worker if reasonably required to do so by staff.

6) Participate in the hostel programme as instructed, including meetings, key working sessions, group work and any other activities specified in your sentence/supervision plan.

7) Allow staff to search your room, personal room safe and personal belongings at any time without interference.

8) Pay attention to your personal hygiene and keep your room clean and tidy for health and safety reasons.

9) Not smoke on the premises, except in designated smoking rooms as notified to you by staff.

10) Not bring onto the premises (including the grounds), or have in your possession, any weapons, dangerous items, alcohol, solvents, illegal drugs or drugs paraphernalia.

11) Not steal, attempt to steal or damage anything that belongs to the Approved Premises, staff, contractors, visitors or other residents.

12) Not behave in a violent, threatening, disruptive, racist, sexist or other discriminatory way which could cause offence to staff, other residents, the local community or members of the general public.

13) Not bring anyone under the age of 18 onto the premises (including the grounds) at any time.

14) Not bring visitors aged 18 or over onto the premises (including the grounds) without the permission of staff, ensure that your visitors remain in the communal areas of the hostel at all times and that they leave by the time standard curfew begins, or earlier if required by staff.

15) Not bring onto the premises, without the prior written permission of staff, DVD or video recorders/players, combined TV with DVD/video player, personal computers or laptops, cameras or other photographic equipment, games consoles with DVD readability or mobile phones with cameras or Internet access.

16) Not act in a manner that is inconsistent with the aims and objectives of the Approved Premises; that may bring the Approved Premises, its staff or residents into disrepute; that may reasonably be regarded as a nuisance to the local neighbourhood; or that may jeopardise the health and safety of staff, other residents or members of the general public.

17) Comply with any reasonable instruction given to you by staff, which may include the requirement to undertake routine domestic chores.

B) House Rules as required by the Ripon House Management Committee.

18) You must not enter other people’s rooms or allow residents in your own room without prior permission of staff.

19) If you are under the influence of drink or drugs you are not allowed in the communal areas of the hostel without the permission of staff.

20) Hostel facilities close at 11-45 p.m. (midnight on Friday & Saturday) at which time all residents should retire to their rooms.

21) Room keys must not be taken out of the building and there is a charge of £10 for a lost key.

22) All electrical items must be checked for safety by staff. Radios and TV’s must be kept to a reasonable volume. You are responsible for keeping you bedroom door locked and for the security of your own possessions.

23) The designated smoking area is at the rear of the hostel. Residents must not congregate at the front of the hostel. Smoking is allowed in designated bedrooms as notified by staff.

24) Residents have a responsibility to maintain good relationships with the community. You or your visitors must not do anything to annoy neighbours or passers-by. You must not enter the grounds of any neighbouring building and, because of local concerns about nuisance drinkers, the park at Hanover Square is out of bounds to all residents.

25) On hearing the fire alarm, you must leave the hostel immediately by the nearest fire exit and wait at the front of the building until given instructions by staff.

I have read (or had read to me) these rules. I understand and agree to abide by them. I am aware that if I fail to comply with any of the rules consideration will be given to immediate enforcement action, which might result in recall to prison, return to Court or withdrawal of my place at the Approved Premises.

I understand that my residence in the Approved Premises is temporary, and that I will not acquire any rights of tenancy.

I understand that staff will report to the police any offences committed by, or suspected of being committed by, residents of the hostel, regardless of whether they were committed on the premises.

Name of resident:

Signature:


Witnessed by (name and role):

Signature:


Date:

Issued 7/07 Amended 5/08