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HM Prison Service
What the HM Prison Service is doing
21 September 2018 — Official Statistics
Prison population figures: 2018
Latest prison population figures for 2018.
Latest from the HM Prison Service
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.
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Contact HMPS
HM Prison Service
London
SW1H 9EX
United Kingdom
Main switchboard
0300 047 6325
Prisoner Location Service
PO Box 2152
Birmingham
B15 1SD
United Kingdom
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
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- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.