Annual reports & ministerial responses

Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP/YOI Drake Hall for reporting year 1 November 2020 – 31 October 2021.

Letter from Victoria Atkins MP, Minister of State for Justice, in response to Drake Hall 2020-21 annual report

Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP/YOI Drake Hall for reporting year 1 November 2021 – 31 October 2022.

Letter from Damian Hinds MP, Minister of State for Justice, in response to the Drake Hall 2021-22 annual report.

Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP/YOI Drake Hall for reporting year 1 November 2022 – 31 October 2023.

Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP/YOI Drake Hall for reporting year 1 November 2023 – 31 October 2024.

Letter from Lord James Timpson, Minister of State for Justice, in response to the Drake Hall 2023-24 annual report.

Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP/YOI Drake Hall for reporting year 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025.

Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre for reporting year 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023.

The Board is satisfied that detainees are treated fairly, with respect and dignity and that they state that they feel safe and that their human rights are being respected. The detainees’ main concerns relate to the length of detention and the uncertainty of their futures. This, of course, is outwith the control of the Board.