Attacks on prison staff rose 15% in a year, while self-harm incidents in jails reached a new record level, official figures show. Assaults behind bars hit a new high of
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Children will not be sent to a high-profile young offender institution after the country’s most senior prisons inspector demanded the Government take immediate action over an “extraordinary” plunge in safety.
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Thousands of prisoners are being released without proper checks on what danger they pose to the public, a watchdog has suggested. Chief inspector of prisons Peter Clarke (pictured) hit out
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Children’s homes in parts of the country are calling the police as many as 200 times a year, charity research suggests. The Howard League for Penal Reform warned its latest
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Accountancy giant Deloitte has been fined £4.2 million by the Financial Reporting Council for its audit of Serco’s Geografix division over the outsourcer’s electronic tagging scandal. The accounting watchdog said
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Outsourcing giant Serco has been fined £19.2 million and £3.7 million in costs as part of a settlement with the Serious Fraud Office over its electronic tagging scandal. The firm
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The UK’s first Secure School will open late next year, operated by a global education charity. Oasis Charitable Trust, which runs 52 academies across England, will manage the first institution
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Violence, self-harm and drug use is on the rise at a prison, inspectors warned. The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HMP Lewes, East Sussex, raised the concerns when it published
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Work to rehabilitate child criminals in the West Midlands is suffering under budget cuts and could be putting the public at risk, according to inspectors. HM Inspectorate of Probation rated
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A police force has been told to immediately review its policy on keeping children in custody after concerns were raised by inspectors. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &
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