Tag: National annual report
Independent Monitoring Board 2025 national annual report – ministerial response
Response from Lord James Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending to the 2025 national annual report for IMBs in the prison and immigration detention estate.
A system stuck in decline: failures pile up, reality falls short of rhetoric, and meaningful change remains elusive
In the 2025 national annual report published today (10 June 2026) for the adult prison and youth estate, Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs) from across the country present a consistent and deeply troubling picture: long standing failures are not being resolved but are instead being compounded. Many of the most serious concerns identified in this report mirror those raised repeatedly in IMB annual reports over the past decade.
Harm without accountability: force, failed safeguards and prolonged detention in the immigration system
In the 2025 national annual report published today (10 June 2026), Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs) present a troubling picture of systemic failings across immigration detention that continue year after year, exposing detained people to avoidable harm while falling short of the minimum standards that are meant to be upheld in detention.
Independent Monitoring Board 2025 national annual report
The 2025 national annual report for IMBs in adult prisons, young offender institutions and immigration detention.
Independent Monitoring Board 2024 national annual report – ministerial response
Response from Lord James Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending to the 2024 national annual report for IMBs in the prison and immigration detention estate.
Independent Monitoring Board 2024 national annual report – large text
The 2024 national annual report for IMBs in adult prisons, young offender institutions and immigration detention - large text version.
Beyond building prisons: addressing the human impact of overcrowding in places of detention
Despite some positive policy changes and staffing improvements over the past year, the 2024 national annual report from the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB), published today (19 June 2025) reveals that places of detention, including prisons, young offender institutions (YOIs), and immigration detention facilities, continue to grapple with deep-rooted issues.