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This Policy Framework provides the requirements and guidance for prisons and staff on searching of the person, cells, areas and vehicles.
Werrington is a young offender institution (YOI) in Staffordshire for children and young people aged 15 to 18.
Portland is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, for men aged 18 and over.
A common framework and guidance on incentives policies.
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.…
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…
Downview is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Sutton, Surrey, for women aged 18 and over.
Revenge Porn: sharing private sexual materials with intent to cause distress
Usk is a men’s prison in the town of Usk, South Wales. It is managed jointly with Prescoed Prison.
Guidance for prisons on identifying and supporting care‑experienced prisoners, improving staff awareness, access to services and links with local authorities.
New Hall is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Flockton, West Yorkshire, for women aged 18 and over.
Drake Hall is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, for women aged 18 and over.
A list of approved premises located in the London region of the Probation Service, with phone numbers of each building.
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.
Guidance for calculating the release dates of determinate sentences imposed by the courts.
Policy and guidance for prison staff of how to identify and manage the risk of escape and abscond through internal security processes and procedures.
A list of approved premises located in the South West region of the Probation Service, with phone numbers of each building.
Kirklevington Grange is an open prison in Stockton-on-Tees for men resettling in the north-east of England.
A dedicated space with the latest updates, contingency measures and processes following a cyber attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s online digital services.
This framework provides HMPPS staff and strategic leads with a summary of requirements as part of their child safeguarding responsibilities.
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