11.1 There is growing concern about the appropriateness of deploying female staff to centres housing male offenders, and male officials to those housing female offenders. The DCS has in recent years reported a number of incidents, not only of inappropriate sexual relationships between officials and inmates, but also of assaults on female staff by male offenders. The DCS should review its deployment of centre-based- officials and seek appropriate solutions to the above-mentioned challenge that do not reverse strides made towards gender equity..