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Third Aggregate Report on Offender Management in Prisons

Published:
Findings from a Series of Joint Inspections by HM Inspectorate of Probation and HM Inspectorate of Prisons (December 2013)

A joint inspection of Life sentence prisoners

Published:
A Joint Inspection by HMI Probation and HMI Prisons (September 2013)

A criminal use of police cells? The use of police custody as a place of safety for people with mental health needs

Published:
A joint review by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons, the Care Quality Commission and Healthcare Inspectorate Wales to examine the extent to which police custody is used as a place of safety under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (20 June 2013)

The effectiveness and impact of immigration detention casework

Published:
A joint thematic review by HM Inspectorate of Prisons and the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, December 2012

The use of the person escort record with detainees at risk of self-harm

Published:
A thematic review by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, October 2012

Transitions thematic

Published:
Transitions: An inspection of the transitions arrangements from youth to adult services in the criminal justice system by HMI Probation (lead), HMI Prisons, Care Quality Commission, Ofsted, Health Inspectorate Wales, Estyn (11 October 2012)

Facing up to offending: Use of restorative justice in the criminal justice system

Published:
A joint thematic inspection by HMIC, HMI Probation, HMI Prisons and the HMCPSI, September 2012

Remand prisoners

Published:
A thematic review by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, August 2012

Second Aggregate Report on Offender Management in Prisons

Published:
Findings from a Series of Joint Inspections by HM Inspectorate of Probation and HM Inspectorate of Prisons