Official Statistics

Prison performance ratings 2018 to 2019

Annual performance ratings of prison establishments in England and Wales.

Documents

Annual Prison Performance Ratings statistical bulletin 2018 to 2019

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Annual Prison Performance Ratings supplementary tables 2018 to 2019

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Annual Prison Performance Ratings Guide 2018 to 2019

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Details

The Annual Prison Performance Ratings are published to ensure transparency of the final performance assessments of both public sector and privately-managed prisons across England and Wales.

The Annual Prison Performance Ratings covers overall performance assessments for all prisons, alongside assessments for individual performance measures for each prison. This publication covers reporting for the period between the 1st of April 2018 and the 31st of March 2019. The overall performance of each prison within this period has been graded into one of the following four ratings:

4: Performance is exceptional 3: Performance is acceptable 2: Performance is of concern 1: Performance is of serious concern.

Pre-release list

The Annual Prison Performance Ratings publication is produced and handled by the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:

Ministry of Justice

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State, Minister of State for Prisons and Probation, Permanent Secretary MoJ, Deputy Director Prison Reform Policy, Deputy Director Data and Analytical Services, Head of Profession (Statistics), Head of Performance Analytics and Contract Management Unit, Head of Prison Performance, Prison Performance Analyst (x5), Press Officer (x6), Private Secretaries (x8), Special Advisors (x2).

HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)

Chief Executive Officer, Head of Executive Management Team, Director General Prisons, Deputy Director Prisons, Head of Business Development Group, Executive Director Public Sector Prisons North, Executive Director Public Sector Prisons South, Executive Director Long Term High Secure Estate, Head of Custodial Contracts, Executive Director of Performance, Acting Executive Director of HMPPS Wales, Executive Director Youth Custody Service, Executive Director of Long Term High Security Estate, Head of Office for Director General Prisons, Service Improvement Group - Senior Project Lead, Prison Group Director (x17).

Published 25 July 2019