tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Lord Timpson OBE 2025-04-04T00:00:00+01:00 HM Government 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 Have you got what it takes? Dynamic and talented people wanted to lead our prisons, as exclusive leadership programme launches 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-1500-place-prison-opens-as-government-grips-crisis 2025-03-28T10:42:56+00:00 New 1,500-place prison opens as government grips crisis “Public safety must never be put at risk again by the failure to have enough prison places�, Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood said as she opened a new nearly 1,500-place prison in Yorkshire. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/prison-expanded-to-create-uks-largest-jail-and-keep-public-safe 2025-03-07T16:12:07+00:00 Prison expanded to create UK's largest public sector jail and make streets safer More dangerous criminals will be taken off the streets thanks to a 700-place expansion which will turn a Suffolk jail into the UK’s largest public sector prison. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-criminals-to-be-deported-quicker 2025-03-03T09:54:39+00:00 Foreign criminals to be deported quicker Foreign national offenders (FNOs) will be deported quicker thanks to a new £5 million government investment in prisons across England and Wales. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/probation-service-to-cut-crime-by-focusing-on-dangerous-offenders 2025-02-12T00:00:00+00:00 Probation Service to cut crime by focusing on dangerous offenders Probation staff will focus more of their time on prolific offenders and monitoring the most dangerous people tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/better-protection-for-victims-from-domestic-abusers 2025-02-03T09:45:50+00:00 Better protection for victims from domestic abusers Victims of domestic abuse will be better protected as part of a new law ensuring even more abusers face tougher management from police and probation. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/womens-justice-board-begins-plans-to-send-fewer-women-to-prison 2025-01-21T00:00:00+00:00 Women’s Justice Board begins plans to send fewer women to prison Cutting crime and reducing the number of vulnerable women being sent to prison is top of the agenda at the first meeting of the Women’s Justice Board. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-sentencing-approach-to-cut-drug-fuelled-crime 2025-01-20T00:01:03+00:00 New sentencing approach to cut drug-fuelled crime A new report shows how drug-fuelled crime is being tackled through tough community sentences to get offenders with addiction issues back on straight and narrow. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/top-bosses-join-forces-to-get-thousands-of-offenders-into-work 2025-01-10T06:00:04+00:00 Top bosses join forces to get thousands of offenders into work Top UK business leaders will spearhead a major new drive to get thousands of offenders into stable jobs and away from a life of crime. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/christmas-booze-ban-for-record-number-of-offenders 2024-12-23T11:01:40+00:00 Christmas booze ban for record number of offenders Around 3,800 offenders either released from prison or serving a community sentence will wear an alcohol tag over Christmas and New Year. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/urgent-works-and-additional-staff-to-rapidly-improve-conditions-at-winchester-prison 2024-11-21T12:30:05+00:00 Urgent works and additional staff to rapidly improve conditions at Winchester prison Extra specialist staff, urgent repairs to cells and CCTV cameras and renewed safety training will be carried out urgently at HMP Winchester. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-deploys-extra-support-to-manchester-prison 2024-11-07T09:43:49+00:00 Government deploys extra support to Manchester prison Bolstered security measures, improved staff training and a bespoke pest control plan will be implemented at HMP Manchester. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/better-care-for-mental-health-patients-under-major-reforms 2024-11-06T00:00:00+00:00 Better care for mental health patients under major reforms Mental Health Act reformed to improve treatment of patients and address disparities. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/end-of-lifetime-licences-for-rehabilitated-ipp-offenders 2024-11-01T09:29:32+00:00 End of lifetime licences for rehabilitated IPP offenders Around 1,800 rehabilitated offenders still under indefinite probation oversight for abolished Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences, years after completing their prison terms, will have this supervision lifted t� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/prison-governors-association-speech 2024-10-08T11:22:46+01:00 Prison Governors Association Speech Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, sets out why prison governors are at the forefront of efforts to drive down reoffending. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-deploys-urgent-support-to-struggling-rochester-prison 2024-09-30T00:00:00+01:00 Government deploys urgent support to struggling Rochester prison Refurbishments, extra staff training and a review of security will take place at HMP Rochester in response to concerns raised by the Chief Inspector of Prisons.  tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/extra-support-for-women-through-the-criminal-justice-system-announced 2024-09-24T00:00:00+01:00 Extra support for women through the criminal justice system announced The Government plans to reduce the number of women in custody by using early intervention and tackling the root causes of offending, the Lord Chancellor announced today. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/process-activated-to-manage-prisoner-movements 2024-08-19T00:00:00+01:00 Process activated to manage prisoner movements A temporary measure to manage pressures in prisons in the north of England has been reactivated, following longstanding capacity failures and recent outbreaks of far-right disorder.