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HMYOI Parc

Published:
Report on an independent review of progress at HMYOI Parc by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (9-11 December 2024)

Oakhill Secure Training Centre

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

HMYOI Wetherby

Published:
Report on an independent review of progress at HMYOI Wetherby by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (22 October – 6 November 2024)

Oakhill Secure Training Centre

Published:
An inspection of Oakhill Secure Training Centre, undertaken jointly with Ofsted (21 to 25 October 2024)

Hydebank Wood Secure College

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of Hydebank Wood Secure College (21 May - 6 June 2024)

HMYOI Feltham A

Published:
Report on an independent review of progress at HMYOI Feltham A by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (30 September-9 October 2024)

Children in custody 2023-24

Published:
An analysis of 12–18-year-olds’ perceptions of their experiences in secure training centres and young offender institutions.

HMYOI Wetherby and Keppel survey

Published:
Child survey methodology, results and analysis, HMYOI Parc, October 2024

A decade of declining quality of education in young offender institutions: the systemic shortcomings that fail children

Published:
A joint thematic review of education in young offender institutions carried out by Ofsted and HMI Prisons.

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