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12 reports

Annual Report 2023-24

Published:
Annual Report, 2023-24, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales

Inspection of escort and removals to Orlando, USA

Published:
Detainees under escort: Inspection of escort and removals to Orlando, USA by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (21 May 2024).

Albania escort and removals

Published:
Detainees under escort: Inspection of escort and removals to Albania by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (20–21 December 2023)

Annual Report 2022-23

Published:
This Annual Report (8 MB), from Chief Inspector Charlie Taylor, covers 83 inspection reports, independent reviews of progress and thematic reports published between April 2022 and the end of March 2023.

Albania escort and removals

Published:
Detainees under escort: Inspection of escort and removals to Albania by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (22-23 February 2023)

Zimbabwe escort and removals

Published:
Detainees under escort: Inspection of escort and removals to Zimbabwe by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (7-8 September 2022)

Annual Report 2021-22

Published:
This Annual Report, from Chief Inspector Charlie Taylor, covers 63 inspection, scrutiny visit and thematic reports published between April 2021 and the end of March 2022.

Lithuania escort and removals

Published:
Detainees under escort: Inspection of escort and removals to Lithuania by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (11 May 2021)

France and Lithuania escort and removals

Published:
Detainees under escort: Inspection of escort and removals to France and Lithuania by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (29 October 2020)

Sweden and Romania escort and removals

Published:
Detainees under escort: Inspection of escort and removals to Sweden and Romania by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (13 October 2020)