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445 reports

HMP/YOI Deerbolt

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP/YOI Deerbolt by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (3-19 December 2024)

HMP Forest Bank

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP Forest Bank by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (9-20 December 2024)

HMP/YOI Styal

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP/YOI Styal by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (2–12 December 2024)

HMP Stafford

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP Stafford by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (19 November – 5 December 2024)

Oakhill Secure Training Centre

Published:
A monitoring inspection of Oakhill Secure Training Centre, undertaken jointly with Ofsted (3 to 5 February 2025)

HMP The Mount

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP The Mount by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (11–12 and 18–22 November 2024)

Short-term holding facilities at France-UK Borders

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of the UK short-term holding facilities at France – UK Borders by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons accompanied by the Contrôleur Général des Lieux de Privation de Liberté (4–6 November 2024)

La Moye prison

Published:
Report on an announced inspection of La Moye prison, Jersey by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (11–21 November 2024)

West Midlands and Warwickshire courts

Published:
Report on an inspection visit to court custody facilities in West Midlands and Warwickshire by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (2–14 December 2024)

Inspection of escort and removals to Portugal

Published:
Inspection of escort and removals to Portugal by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (5 and 6 November 2024)