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Information on the change to automatic release dates for some prisoners so they leave after serving 40% of their sentence, rather than the current 50%.
Revised Code of Practice governing disclosure of unused material in criminal cases, now awaiting Parliamentary approval.
North Sea Camp is an open prison for men aged 18 and over in Boston, Lincolnshire.
A list of approved premises located in the London region of the Probation Service, with phone numbers of each building.
Garth is a men’s high security prison near Leyland, Lancashire.
Spring Hill is a men’s open prison in the village of Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire. It is jointly managed with Grendon Prison, which is on the same site.
Policy and guidance for staff on how HMPPS deliver its responsibility to implement controls and restrictions to protect the public during the custodial term of a prisoner’s sentence and through to release into the community.…
Ford is a men’s open prison in Arundel, West Sussex.
Usk is a men’s prison in the town of Usk, South Wales. It is managed jointly with Prescoed Prison.
Rules and guidance for prison staff to manage communications controls and interception across prisons and Young Offenders Institutions.
Hatfield is a prison and young offender institution near Doncaster for men aged 18 and over. It is split into 2 sites, Hatfield Main and Hatfield Lakes.
This Policy Framework provides the requirements and guidance for prisons and staff on searching of the person, cells, areas and vehicles.
Mandatory requirements for staff on identifying prisoners’ risks of harm to self or others and managing and supporting those at risk.
A common framework and guidance on incentives policies.
Mandatory requirements and guidance for prison and probation staff involved in the recall, review and re-release of recalled prisoners.
A list of approved premises located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of the Probation Service, with phone numbers of each building.
A list of approved premises located in the South West region of the Probation Service, with phone numbers of each building.
This policy framework applies for any adjudications begun on or after 31 May 2024 and includes rules and guidance for prison staff on how to carry out a disciplinary hearing when a prisoner is alleged to have broken prison r…
Prisoners can be segregated under a range of authorities, which are set out in Prison Rules This policy provides staff the process and information on how to manage prisoners in segregation.
Former President of the Queen's Bench Division, Sir Brian Leveson, has been appointed to carry out an independent review into the criminal courts.
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