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Kendal Probation Office, is a probation contact centre, within the North West region.
Stoke Heath’s family strategy outlines how we support prisoners in our care to develop meaningful and constructive relationships with their family or significant others.
Mandatory actions for prison staff regarding the smoking cessation provision and alternative supportive options to smoking.
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.
Guidance on creating a regime management plan to ensure the prison is run in a safe, consistent way and resources are managed effectively.
Information on Romania's legal and prison systems for British prisoners, their family and friends.
Guidance for prisons on when and how prisoners are allowed contact with journalists and other media professionals.
This guidance sets out our overall offer to Prison Staff.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This document sets out mandatory instructions and guidance for staff working with children and young people in England and Wales on the administration of the early and late release scheme.
13-15 Wellington Street, is a probation contact centre, within the North West region.
Fareham Borough Council, is a probation contact centre, within the South Central region.
St Austell Probation Office, is a probation contact centre, within the South West region.
Northwich Police Station, is a probation contact centre, within the North West region.
1 Airmyn Road, is a probation contact centre, within the Yorkshire and the Humber region.
9-25 Northway, is a probation contact centre, within the Yorkshire and the Humber region.
Coalville Probation Office, is a probation contact centre, within the East Midlands region.
Castle House, is a probation contact centre, within the East Midlands region.
Stourbank House, Kidderminster, is a probation contact centre, within the West Midlands region.
Requirements and guidance for all prison and probation staff involved in the progressive transfers of indeterminate sentence prisoners.
Instructions for prison staff when finding or seizing unauthorised mobile phones and SIM cards.
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