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Mandatory requirements for staff on identifying prisoners’ risks of harm to self or others and managing and supporting those at risk.
New Hall is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Flockton, West Yorkshire, for women aged 18 and over.
Haverigg is a men’s open prison near Millom in Cumbria.
This Policy Framework provides the requirements and guidance for prisons and staff on searching of the person, cells, areas and vehicles.
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.
Werrington is a young offender institution (YOI) in Staffordshire for children and young people aged 15 to 18.
The Chief Inspector of Prisons triggered the urgent notification process for HMP Swaleside on 17 December 2025.
Drake Hall is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, for women aged 18 and over.
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 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…
A common framework and guidance on incentives policies.
Guidance for calculating the release dates of determinate sentences imposed by the courts.
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.
Guidance on the different types of compensation within the justice system.
Rules and guidance on the handling of personal belongings that prisoners are allowed so that they are managed safely and effectively.
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.
Usk is a men’s prison in the town of Usk, South Wales. It is managed jointly with Prescoed Prison.
Revised Code of Practice governing disclosure of unused material in criminal cases, now awaiting Parliamentary approval.
Rules and guidance for prison staff to manage communications controls and interception across prisons and Young Offenders Institutions.
A list of approved premises located in the South West region of the Probation Service, with phone numbers of each building.
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