The Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Hatfield have published their 2021/2022 annual report in which they said: Main areas for development TO THE PRISON SERVICE Whilst the new accommodation to replace units D and E is being completed, could funding be allocated for the refurbishment of the ablution facilities? Progress since the last report During […]
First-time users of cocaine and cannabis will avoid prosecution under a national blueprint being drawn up by police chiefs to treat it as a public health problem. People caught in possession of illegal drugs, including class A and B, for the first time would no longer be prosecuted but instead would be offered the chance to undergo […]
York Youth Offending Services has received an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ following an inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. Read the Full Report and Press Release >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join now https://prisons.org.uk/register/enhanced
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice published his response and a plan of action on 16 December 2022, within 28 days of the notification.. View the Urgent Notification Response and Action Plan >> View HMP Exeter >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join now […]
Over updated 4,500 Freedom of Information Releases on prisons by the Ministry of Justice from 2005 to 2022 View the updated FOI Database >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join now https://prisons.org.uk/register/enhanced
Boris Becker has been deported after serving eight months of his prison sentence. The three-time Wimbledon champion is now in his home country of Germany after a private jet was chartered by a friend, reports said. The former world number one turned BBC commentator was jailed for two-and-a-half years in April for hiding £2.5 million of assets and […]
Inspectors Zimbabwe Removal Flight Report. Inspectors monitoring an escort and removal flight to Zimbabwe found that generally detainees were treated well by staff. Three women and six men were on the flight in September, which was the first inspected since removals to Zimbabwe restarted in 2021 after an interval of several years. The number being […]
The annual report and accounts provide a summary of the activities of the Ministry of Justice for the year ending 31 March 2022, setting out their objectives, challenges to the delivery of those objectives and how they have performed during the year. The accounts consolidate the results of the core department, the executive agencies and […]
This response is the HMPPS and MoJ response to the HM Inspectorate of Probation thematic inspection on The experience of immigration detainees in prisons View the Response >> View the Thematic Review >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join now https://prisons.org.uk/register/enhanced
Publishing the 2021/2022 HM Prison and Probation service Annual report and Accounts, Chief Executive Amy Rees said: I am delighted to have taken up the role of Chief Executive Officer for HMPPS, alongside Phil Copple as our new Director General for Operations. I would like to start by passing on my sincere thanks to Jo […]
If in choosing the recently retired adjutant-general of the army as the chief inspector of prisons for England and Wales, the home secretary of the day — Michael Howard — expected him to be less inclined to take the prisoners’ part than the previous incumbent, a retired judge, he was to be proved mistaken. David […]
HMP Northumberland, a category C resettlement prison in the north east of England, was safer than during the last inspection in 2017, according to prison inspectors. However, the provision of meaningful work, education and training was lacking, and inspectors were particularly disappointed with limited rehabilitative opportunities and poor oversight of public protection. Staff shortages had […]