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Assess and manage the risks posed by sexual and violent offenders: guidance for the police, prison service and probation trusts.
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Protocol between HMPPS and HMCTS for the safe and secure management of court proceedings, involving defendants being transported to and from court and secure establishments.
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A summary of what happened to the prison population between 1993 and 2020 and the major factors contributing to the changes.
National Offender Management Service (NOMS) is now called Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. Information about NOMS will not be updated.
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Latest prison population figures for 2017.
The National Offender Management Service Annual Report and Accounts for 2016-2017.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Safety in custody statistics cover deaths, self-harm and assaults in prison custody in England and Wales.
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