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Residential short-term holding facilities

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of the residential short-term holding facilities at Larne House, Manchester Airport and Yarl’s Wood by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (23–26 August 2021)

Detention of migrants at Dover and Folkestone

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of the detention of migrants at Dover and Folkestone (Tug Haven, Kent Intake Unit and Frontier House) by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (8 October and 1–3 November 2021)

HMP Woodhill

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP Woodhill by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (13 and 20-24 September 2021)

Kent police custody suites

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection visit to police custody suites in Kent (5–16 July 2021)

HMP Erlestoke

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP Erlestoke by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (16-27 August 2021)

HMYOI Brinsford

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Brinsford by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (16 and 23-27 August 2021)

HMP & YOI Chelmsford

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

Oakhill Secure Training Centre

Published:
An inspection of Oakhill Secure Training Centre, undertaken jointly with Ofsted (4-8 October 2021).

HMYOI Cookham Wood

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Cookham Wood by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (9-13 August 2021)

HMP Belmarsh

Published:
Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP Belmarsh by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (26-27 July and 2-6 August 2021)