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Separation of children in young offender institutions – review of progress

Published:
Separation of children in young offender institutions – review of progress, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, October 2024

Purposeful prisons: time out of cell

Published:
In this key findings paper, we look at how much time prisoners spend out of their cells and the impact of this across the closed prison estate.

Annual Report 2023-24

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

HMYOI Feltham A

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Feltham A by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (4 -14 March 2024).

HMYOI Werrington

Published:
Report on an independent review of progress at HMYOI Werrington by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (8 and 13-15 May 2024)

HMYOI Cookham Wood

Published:
Report on an independent review of progress at HMYOI Cookham Wood by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (9–17 April 2024)

Oakhill Secure Training Centre

Published:
A monitoring inspection of Oakhill Secure Training Centre, undertaken jointly with Ofsted (5-6 March 2024)

HMYOI Wetherby

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Wetherby by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (20 November – 7 December 2023)

HMYOI Parc

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Parc by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (9–19 October 2023)