tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications 2026-03-19T11:27:28+00:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-announces-plans-to-tag-thousands-of-extra-offenders 2026-03-19T11:27:28+00:00

Thousands more criminals will be tagged alongside changes to supervision that will focus probation time on the offenders who pose the greatest risk.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-prison-houseblocksunder-construction-to-keep-streets-safe 2026-02-03T15:58:59+00:00

HMP Northumberland will gain four new houseblocks, boosting its capacity by 240 places, in the latest Government step to make streets safer. 

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/dangerous-extremists-face-supermax-style-restrictions-behind-bars--2 2026-02-03T15:58:30+00:00

Dangerous extremists will face tougher ‘supermax’ style restrictions behind bars under Government plans to keep frontline staff safer.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-action-to-avert-summer-prison-disaster 2026-01-29T16:31:01+00:00

The prison system would have collapsed entirely by summer if not for the Government’s decisive action to keep the public safe, new analysis has revealed.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/immediate-action-to-improve-hmp-swaleside 2026-01-14T14:08:48+00:00

Extra specialist staff, improved training for frontline officers and bolstered anti-drone measures will be deployed at HMP Swaleside as part of Government action to urgently turn the prison around.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/response-to-the-2025-england-and-wales-round-remit-letter-and-evidence 2025-12-11T11:16:39+00:00

Correspondence between PSPRB Chair and Minister of State for Justice relating to 2025 round remit letter and written evidence.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/prison-building-boom-to-make-streets-safer 2025-12-09T12:34:57+00:00

A prison building boom is underway across the country as the Government presses ahead with the biggest jail expansion programme since the Victorian era.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-apologises-for-historical-abuse-at-medomsley-detention-centre 2025-11-12T14:35:32+00:00

Minister for Youth Justice Jake Richards has apologised to the victims and survivors subjected to shocking and systematic abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/deputy-prime-minister-announces-new-measures-to-bear-down-on-releases-in-error-and-keep-public-safe 2025-11-11T00:00:00+00:00

Immediate action to clamp down on mistaken releases from prisons and restore public confidence in the criminal justice system has been announced by the Deputy Prime Minister today (Tuesday 11 November).

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/independent-investigation-and-immediate-reforms-to-prevent-future-releases-in-error 2025-10-27T17:47:39+00:00

Dame Lynne Owens will lead the independent investigation to determine how Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly released from HMP Chelmsford on Friday 24 October, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has announced today.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/major-safety-boost-for-frontline-prison-staff 2025-09-21T08:31:58+01:00

Thousands of prison staff will be safer thanks to a new £15 million investment in protective body armour and Tasers as part of the Government’s Plan for Change.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/james-mcewen-appointed-as-ceo-of-hmpps 2025-09-18T15:15:03+01:00

James McEwen has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-prison-houseblocks-to-make-streets-safer 2025-08-29T15:17:28+01:00

A Devon jail is set to almost double in size as the Government ploughs ahead with the largest prison building programme since the Victoria era.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-outlines-action-plan-to-improve-oakhill-stc 2025-08-28T17:53:20+01:00

A new leadership team, bolstered staff training and improved safeguarding have been put in place at Oakhill Secure Training Centre, following concerns raised by inspectors last month.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-prisoners-to-be-deported-sooner 2025-06-25T12:21:37+01:00

Foreign prisoners will be deported sooner thanks to new legislation introduced today (25 June) to free up vital prison capacity, keep our streets safe and save taxpayers’ money.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/protective-body-armour-for-prison-officers-in-high-security-settings 2025-06-03T15:11:29+01:00

Frontline prison officers working in the highest risk areas of the prison estate will be issued protective body armour under swift Government action to improve their safety, the Lord Chancellor announced today (Tuesday 3 Jun…

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/lord-chancellor-and-moj-permanent-secretary-prison-capacity-press-conference 2025-05-14T00:00:00+01:00

The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP and Amy Rees CB spoke in a briefing at Downing Street about the extent of the prison capacity crisis and plans to counter it.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/seismic-shift-to-improve-professional-standards-across-hm-prison-and-probation-service 2025-05-06T17:33:31+01:00

Reports of bullying and harassment are “a wake-up call and an opportunity to change”, Lord Timpson said today (6 May), after a review recommended wholesale change to how HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) deals with com…

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/first-prisoners-arrive-at-new-1500-place-jail 2025-04-23T00:00:00+01:00

The first prisoners have been locked up at a new jail that will create nearly 1,500 prison places, helping to cut crime and make streets safer today as part of the Government’s Plan for Change (23 April).

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/have-you-got-what-it-takes-dynamic-and-talented-people-wanted-to-lead-our-prisons-as-exclusive-leadership-programme-launches 2025-04-04T00:00:00+01:00

His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has today (4 April) launched the Future Prison Leaders Programme to recruit and train the next generation of prison leaders.