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Frankland is a high-security men’s prison in Brasside, County Durham.
Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer
Letters You can contact a prisoner by writing to them. Write the person’s…
Prisoners are not allowed to access social networking websites (such as…
You must not send or give anything to a prisoner that: is indecent or…
You can send money to someone in prison by making an online payment by…
You can make an online request to visit someone in prison in most cases.…
How to meet your new sponsor and their family, while staying safe online. Also information about how to stay safe in the UK.
Pentonville is a men’s prison and young offender institution in the London Borough of Islington, North London.
Apply to act for someone in court - litigation friends for children and people who cannot act for themselves because they lack the mental capacity
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you are a representative of an overseas business or a representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have permission to stay as a refugee, humanitarian protection or Discretionary Leave - fees, who's eligible, family members, how to apply.
Huntercombe is a prison near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, for foreign national men.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
How to minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.
Prescoed is a men’s open prison and young offender institution (YOI) in the village of Coed-y-Paen, South Wales. It is managed jointly with Usk Prison.
Dartmoor is a men’s prison in Devon.
Hewell is a men’s prison in the village of Tardebigge, near Redditch in Worcestershire.
Rochester is a prison and young offender institution for men over 18 in Rochester, Kent.
Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa. Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.
Information on the potential health impacts of drought in England and the measures that people can take to stay healthy during these events.
Woodhill is a men’s high security prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Milton Keynes.
Holme House is a men’s prison in Stockton on Tees, northeast England.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
Standford Hill is an open prison for men. It is one of 3 prisons that form the Sheppey Cluster in Kent, along with HMP Elmley and HMP Swaleside.
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