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The IMB at HMP Millsike has monitored the prison since its opening in March 2025. Owing to the Board’s unique role and level of access, members have maintained a continuous on‑site presence, enabling them to monitor conditions daily and track emerging trends.

The 2023-24 annual report for HMP Featherstone is now published.

The 2024-25 annual report for HMP Littlehey is now published.

The 2024-25 annual report for HMP Nottingham is now published.

The 2024-25 annual report for HMP Kirkham is now published.

The 2024-25 annual report for HMP Bure is now published.

The 2024-25 annual report for HMP/YOI Stoke Heath is now published.

Elisabeth Davies stepped down from her role as National Chair of the Independent Monitoring Boards at the end of 2025. We would like to thank her for her contribution during her tenure.

Elisabeth Davies, the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) National Chair, has today written to the Prisons Minister, Lord Timpson, raising concerns over significant cuts to education budgets in prisons. The letter includes findings from IMBs that suggest real-term cuts at a local level significantly exceed the inflationary pressures cited by the Prison Service. As a result, courses have already been, and will continue to be cut back dramatically across all categories of prison, leaving prisoners spending even more time locked in their cells and preventing them from making progress. Releasing prisoners without the right experience or qualifications to make a fresh start in the community simply sets them up to fail.

The 2024-25 annual report for HMP Altcourse is now published.