28Case management review committees

28 Case management review committees (1) In each prison there is to be one or more case management review committees. (2) The functions of a case management review committee are— (a) to oversee the case management of prisoners; and (b) to review the classification of prisoners, subject to any rules made by the Secretary under regulation 29; and (c) to consider access to programmes by prisoners; and (d) to monitor the welfare of prisoners; and (e) subject to any rules made by the Secretary under regulation 29, to vary the classification of a prisoner; and (f) to make recommendations to a sentence management panel in relation to the classification of a prisoner. (3) In carrying out its functions, a case management review committee must— (a) meet with such frequency as is necessary; and (b) establish its own procedures for the operation of the case management review committee; and (c) establish and maintain the records. (4) A case management review committee consists of members appointed by the Secretary. (5) A member of a case management review committee holds office on the terms and conditions determined by the Secretary. (6) The Secretary may vary any of the procedures for the operation of a case management review committee. (7) The Secretary or a sentence management panel may, at any time, vary a decision made by a case management review committee in relation to a prisoner's classification.