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HMP Bedford – strong leadership transforming ‘dangerous’ prison

...of Prisons Notes to editors Read the HMP Bedford report, published on 8 June 2022. HM Inspectorate of Prisons is an independent inspectorate, inspecting places of detention to report on...

Updated on 10th April 2024


Using failure to drive transformational change

...and where individuals could behave badly with near impunity. Peter Clarke, Former Chief Inspector of Prisons He went on to describe poorly led staff who had neither the confidence or...

Updated on 26th March 2024


HMYOI Parc: A positive and caring culture but purposeful activity compromised by a period of transition

...Chief Inspector of Prisons Outcomes for young people against the inspectorate’s safety, care and resettlement healthy establishment tests remained good, but purposeful activity had deteriorated from good in 2022 to...

Updated on 23rd February 2024


Reports published week commencing 26 June 2023

...education, work or training that was appropriate for their needs and most men spending far longer out of their cells than in other reception prisons. The prison’s physical conditions needed...

Updated on 22nd March 2024


HMP Isle of Wight – failure to prepare for the release of high-risk prisoners

...a particular issue for the approximately 130 prisoners serving indeterminate sentences, for whom completion of these programmes is often a requirement for parole. Standards had declined across all four healthy...

Updated on 2nd April 2024


HMP Lancaster Farms – limited work and education holding back safe and respectful prison

...of our healthy prison tests, safety and respect, while outcomes in rehabilitation and release planning had improved and were now also ‘reasonably good’. Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons...

Updated on 2nd April 2024


HMYOI Feltham A – strong leadership improving this challenging prison

...around her with a renewed sense of purpose and vision. Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Outcomes had improved for the 75 children at Feltham in all healthy prison...

Updated on 10th April 2024


What happens to prisoners in a pandemic?

...a healthy prison. HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor What did prisoners tell us? They said they were chronically bored and exhausted by spending hours locked in their cells....

Updated on 30th April 2024


HMP Bedford

We issued an Urgent Notification for this prison on 15 November 2023. Read the Bedford Urgent Notification Bedford healthy prison scores What we found An inner-city, Victorian reception prison, Bedford...

Updated on 7th June 2024


Urgent Notifications and IRPs

...we consider: our scores for the healthy prison assessments whether the establishment has had repeated poor assessments the type of prison it is and the risks presented the vulnerability of...

Updated on 3rd June 2024