Seclusion room mattress and anti-ligature clothing and bedding in a Health & Disability unit. Seclusion room with regular bedding in a Health & Disability unit. Such arrangements are degrading and may breach the UN Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. It is regrettable that these issues, highlighted in Thinking Outside the Box? and numerous other reports, had not yet been addressed. In TOTB I also noted that lack of basic provisions, including running water and a toilet, inside seclusion rooms, had meant that service users needed to rely on already-stretched staff to provide basics such as drinking water or access to a toilet. Our recommendation to ensure that service users have ongoing access to these basic necessities does not appear to have been met. In its submission to this follow-up review one DHB asserted that: Courtyard in the seclusion area of a Health & Disability unit. 45