Independent report

Response to the Independent Review of Separation Centres

The government response to Jonathan Hall KC's Independent Review of Separation Centres.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 3 February 2026

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Independent Review of Separation Centres

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Government response to the Independent Review of Separation Centres

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This is the government response to the Independent Review of Separation Centres. The review by Jonathan Hall KC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, published on 3 February 2026, was commissioned following the attacks on prison officers in the Separation Centre at HMP Frankland on 12 April 2025.

The government response is structured around 4 main themes:

• staff safety and risk management
• system design and leadership
• policy and legal reform
• intelligence capability

The Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy said:

Mr Hall is clear in his assessment: the core principle behind Separation Centres remains sound, but there is work to do to improve the system. I have accepted all of his recommendations which will strengthen safety, sharpen accountability and modernise how Separation Centres operate.

Published 3 February 2026