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HMP & YOI Chelmsford Urgent Notification

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HMP & YOI Chelmsford Urgent Notification letter (PDF, 193.8 KB)

Urgent Notification letter, issued on 26 August 2021

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Inspection debriefing paper

HMP & YOI Chelmsford inspection debriefing paper
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Read the Secretary of State’s response and initial action plan

HMP & YOI Chelmsford Secretary of State’s response letter
(PDF, 120 KB)
HMP & YOI Chelmsford Secretary of State’s Action Plan
(DOCX, 146 KB)

Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP & YOI Chelmsford by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (9-21 August 2021)

Inspection report – Chelmsford
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