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The following ministerial responses to annual reports are now available to view: Belmarsh 2022-23, Birmingham 2022-23, Brinsford 2022-23, Kirkham 2022, Lincoln 2022-23 , Littlehey 2022-23, Pentonville 2022-23, Peterborough 2022-23, Preston 2022-23, Stocken 2022-23, Sudbury 2022-23, Swaleside 2022-23, Warren Hill 2022-23, Whatton 2022-23, Whitemoor 2022-23, Woodhill 2022-23, Wymott 2022-23

The 2022-23 annual report for HMP Ashfield is now published.

The latest report from the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HMP Bedford highlights the continuing problems concerning the violent and inhumane conditions in which prisoners are held. Although the prison is relatively fully staffed, up to 35% are ‘non-effective’ due to sickness, training, secondments, or restricted duties, which means the prison cannot provide the required level of service.

The 2022-23 annual report for HMP/YOI Aylesbury is now published.

The 2022-23 annual report for HMP/YOI Buckley Hall is now published.

The 2022-23 annual report for HMP Nottingham is now published.

The 2022 annual report for Dungavel House IRC is now published.

The 2022-23 annual report for HMP Altcourse is now published.

The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) of HMP Bristol has been shocked and saddened by the recent number of deaths in custody at Bristol. In its 2022-23 annual report, the IMB highlights the high levels of self-harm and violence and says that there has been little improvement in areas of concern it has raised previously. In a recent HMIP inspection Bristol was described as one of the most unsafe prisons in Britain and received an urgent notification. Staffing pressures contribute to a vicious cycle of prisoners spending longer hours in their cells, increasing frustration and reducing access to education, healthcare and other services, which does not support effective rehabilitation.

The 2022-23 annual report for HMP Thameside is now published.