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Swaleside is a men’s high security prison on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. It is part of the Sheppey Cluster, along with Elmley and Standford Hill.
Kirkham is a men’s open prison in the village of Kirkham, Lancashire.
Rules and guidance for prison and probation staff on the Home Detention Curfew (HDC) scheme.
Full Sutton is a men’s high security prison in the village of Full Sutton, near York.
Huntercombe is a prison near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, for foreign national men.
Whitemoor is a men’s high security prison in March, Cambridgeshire.
Onley Prison is a men’s prison in Rugby, Warwickshire.
Gartree is a high security men’s prison in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
Standford Hill is an open prison for men. It is one of 3 prisons that form the Sheppey Cluster in Kent, along with HMP Elmley and HMP Swaleside.
Buckley Hall is a men’s prison in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
Downview is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Sutton, Surrey, for women aged 18 and over.
Morton Hall is a prison in Swinderby, near Lincoln, for men aged 18 and over.
Leyhill is an open prison for men near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.
Thorn Cross is a men’s open prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Warrington, Cheshire.
Filtering identifies and removes protected convictions and cautions so that they are not disclosed on a DBS certificate.
This Policy Framework provides the requirements and guidance for prisons and staff on searching of the person, cells, areas and vehicles.
Haverigg is a men’s open prison near Millom in Cumbria.
Hatfield is a prison and young offender institution near Doncaster for men aged 18 and over. It is split into 2 sites, Hatfield Main and Hatfield Lakes.
Policy and guidance for prison staff of how to identify and manage the risk of escape and abscond through internal security processes and procedures.
Werrington is a young offender institution (YOI) in Staffordshire for children and young people aged 15 to 18.
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