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7 Prisons Security

Press release

First prisons get tough new security measures

Seven jails are set to receive innovative new equipment to tackle the smuggling of drugs, phones and weapons behind bars.

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Press release

New digital forensics unit boosts crackdown on crime in jails

A new digital forensics unit and expanded digital investigations team will crack down on criminal activity involving devices smuggled into jails.

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Official Statistics

Prison population figures: 2019

Latest prison population figures for 2019.

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Become a prison officer

Working in a prison can make a difference. To find out more about becoming a prison officer visit our jobs site.

Latest from the HM Prison Service

  1. Prison population figures: 2019
    • Official statistics
  2. Offender Management Statistics quarterly: April to June 2019
    • National statistics
  3. Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) annual report: 2018 to 2019
    • National statistics

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What the HM Prison Service does

We keep those sentenced to prison in custody, helping them lead law-abiding and useful lives, both while they are in prison and after they are released.

HMPS is an executive agency, sponsored by the Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.

Read more about what we do

Services

  1. Send money to someone in prison
  2. Get help with the cost of prison visits
See all services

Guidance and regulation

  1. Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA)
    • Statutory guidance
  2. Get help with prison visits
    • Guidance
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. First generation of Unlocked prison officers graduate as scheme expands to north
    • Press release
  2. Offender rehabilitation drive boosted by new ROTL rules
    • Press release
See all news and communications

Research and statistics

  1. Prison population figures: 2019
    • Official statistics
  2. Offender Management Statistics quarterly: April to June 2019
    • National statistics
See all research and statistics

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. HMPPS Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19
    • Corporate report
  2. Prisons and their resettlement providers
    • Transparency
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our management

Jo Farrar
Jo Farrar
Chief Executive Officer, HM Prison & Probation Service
Phil Copple
Director General, Prisons
Claudia Sturt
Executive Director, Security, Order and Counter Terrorism
Michelle Jarman-Howe
Executive Director Public Sector Prisons South
Neil Richards
Executive Director Custodial Contracts
Sarah McKnight
Deputy Director, Head of Director General’s Office
Stephen O'Connell
Deputy Director Prisons

Contact HMPS

HM Prison Service

102 Petty France


London
SW1H 9EX
United Kingdom

Email

public.enquiries@noms.gsi.gov.uk

Main switchboard

0300 047 6325

Prisoner Location Service

Prisoner Location Service
PO Box 2152
Birmingham
B15 1SD
United Kingdom

Email

prisoner.location.service@noms.gsi.gov.uk

Fax

0121 626 3474

Use the Prisoner Location Service to find people in prison when you don’t know which prison they are in. You must include:

- your name, or the organisation you represent
- your date of birth
- your address including postcode
- name of the person you want to find
- the reason you want to find them eg. you’re their solicitor, or a family member
- any other names they may have used
- their date of birth

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

  1. Working for HMPS
  2. Jobs