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HM Prison Service
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HM Prison and Probation Service
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Latest from the HM Prison Service
PSPRB Twenty-Fifth Report on England and Wales 2026
26 March 2026
Independent report
Ad hoc justice statistics
20 March 2026
Collection
Birmingham Prison: Families and significant others strategy 2025
28 January 2026
Guidance
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What we do
We keep those sentenced to prison in custody, helping them lead law-abiding and useful lives, both while they are in prison and after they are released.
HMPS
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HM Prison and Probation Service
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Documents
Services
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Guidance and regulation
Send legal mail to prisons
16 December 2025
Guidance
Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA): Guidance
27 February 2024
Statutory guidance
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News and communications
Overcrowded jails fuel prisoner violence
19 June 2025
Press release
First generation of Unlocked prison officers graduate as scheme expands to north
13 July 2019
Press release
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Research and statistics
PSPRB Twenty-Fifth Report on England and Wales 2026
26 March 2026
Independent report
Safety in the children and young people secure estate: Update to December 2024
12 February 2025
Official statistics announcement
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Policy papers and consultations
A Guide for the families and significant others of those serving indeterminate sentences
18 June 2021
Policy paper
Outcomes for Young Adults in Custody: Action Plan
22 April 2021
Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases
HM Prison and Probation Service Organisation Chart
21 October 2025
Transparency data
Prisons and their resettlement providers
26 September 2025
Transparency data
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Our management
Michelle Jarman-Howe
Director General Operations HMPPS
Sarah Coccia
Chief Operating Officer Prisons
Neil Richards
Executive Director Custodial Contracts
Ed Cornmell
Executive Director, Long Term and High Security Estate
Contact HMPS
HM Prison Service
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9EX
United Kingdom
Main switchboard
0300 047 6325
Find a prisoner
Find a prisoner
PO Box 2152
Birmingham
B15 1SD
United Kingdom
Email
findaprisoner@justice.gov.uk
Contact: Find a prisoner
Use the Prisoner Location Service to find people in prison when you don’t know which prison they are in. You must include:
Include as much of the following as you can:
- your name, or the organisation you represent
- your date of birth
- your address including postcode
- name of the person you want to find
- the reason you want to find them - for example you’re their solicitor, or a family member
- any other names they may have used
- their date of birth
General enquiries
Contact: General enquiries
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Disclosure team
Postal Point 10.25, Floor 10
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
United Kingdom
Email
data.access@justice.gov.uk
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