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Ofsted, HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP), and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) triggered the urgent notification process for Oakhill Secure Training Centre on 31 July 2025.
Rules and guidance for staff and prisoners on the new Prisoner Complaints Policy Framework.
This Policy Framework provides the requirements and guidance for prisons and staff on searching of the person, cells, areas and vehicles.
Guidance for probation staff on how to effectively handle complaints about probation services made by members of the public.
A list of approved premises located in the Greater Manchester 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.
Altcourse is a privately run male prison in Liverpool.
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.
Rules and guidance for prison staff to manage communications controls and interception across prisons and Young Offenders Institutions.
Mandatory requirements and guidance for prison and probation staff involved in the recall, review and re-release of recalled prisoners.
Askham Grange is an open prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Askham Richard, near York, for women aged 18 and over.
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.
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…
Forest Bank is a privately run male prison in Pendlebury, Salford.
Policy and guidance for prison staff of how to identify and manage the risk of conveyance of illicit items and unauthorised items into and out of prisons.
Information about Registered Intermediaries as part of the Ministry of Justice Witness Intermediary Scheme.
Thameside is a privately run male prison in Thamesmead, London.
Kirklevington Grange is an open prison in Stockton-on-Tees for men resettling in the north-east of England.
Preston Probation Office - Diadem House is a probation contact centre, within the North West region. It is also the Probation HQ for the North West.
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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