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HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland inspects the Scottish Prison Service estate against 9 Standards and 85 quality indicators, and each record links to the Inspectorate's report.

165 inspections 17 establishments 237 monitoring reports 11 response documents

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Standards are rated Good, Satisfactory, Generally Acceptable, Poor, Unacceptable or Not Applicable. Full inspections publish addressee-tagged Desired Outcomes rather than numbered recommendations.

HMIPS gives a publication date only for reports it announces on its news page, so most records show the inspection date instead, and the year filter uses the publication date where known, otherwise the inspection date. 161 records (thematic reviews, court custody units and closed prisons) are not linked to a current establishment.

Inspections 165 of 165

Report on short, focused inspection of HMP Barlinnie on 14 October 2026

HMP BarlinnieHMIPS page ↗Short focused inspectionInspected 14 October 2026HMIPS does not state a publication dateOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Report on Full Inspection of HMP Low Moss - August 2025

HMP Low MossHMIPS page ↗Full inspectionInspected 25 to 29 August 2025Published 21 July 2026Overall rating SatisfactoryOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Report on Full Inspection of HMP Kilmarnock - May 2025

HMP KilmarnockHMIPS page ↗Full inspectionInspected 19 to 23 May 2025Published 20 May 2026Overall rating Generally AcceptableOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Remand Prisoners’ Experiences in the Scottish Prison System: An HMIPS Analytical Review ↗

NationalThematic reviewPublished 9 December 2025Original inspection PDF ↗

Report on full inspection of HMP Glenochil - February 2025

HMP GlenochilHMIPS page ↗Full inspectionInspected 24 to 28 February 2025Published 4 November 2025Overall rating Generally AcceptableOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Barlinnie ↗

BarlinnieFull inspectionInspected 18 to 22 November 2024HMIPS does not state a publication dateOverall rating Generally AcceptableOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Dumfries ↗

DumfriesFull inspectionInspected 26 to 30 August 2024HMIPS does not state a publication dateOverall rating SatisfactoryOriginal inspection PDF ↗

HMIPS publication ↗

NationalThematic reviewInspected 14 June 2024HMIPS does not state a publication dateOriginal inspection PDF ↗

HMP & YOI Grampian ↗

HMP & YOI GrampianFull inspectionInspected 3 to 7 June 2024HMIPS does not state a publication dateOverall rating SatisfactoryOriginal inspection PDF ↗

HMIPS publication ↗

Full inspectionInspected 5 to 7 March 2024HMIPS does not state a publication dateOriginal inspection PDF ↗

HMIPS publication ↗

Full inspectionInspected 27 to 29 February 2024HMIPS does not state a publication dateOriginal inspection PDF ↗

HMIPS publication ↗

Full inspectionInspected 23 February 2024HMIPS does not state a publication dateOverall rating SatisfactoryOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Edinburgh ↗

EdinburghFull inspectionInspected 6 to 10 November 2023HMIPS does not state a publication dateOverall rating Generally AcceptableOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Young Offenders Institution Polmont ↗

Young Offenders Institution PolmontFull inspectionInspected 14 to 18 August 2023Published 1 August 2023Overall rating SatisfactoryOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Perth ↗

PerthFull inspectionInspected May 2023Published 1 May 2023Overall rating SatisfactoryOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Greenock ↗

GreenockFull inspectionInspected 3 March 2023Published 1 February 2023Overall rating SatisfactoryOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Addiewell ↗

AddiewellFull inspectionInspected 7 to 18 November 2022Published 1 November 2022Overall rating PoorOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Inverness ↗

InvernessFull inspectionInspected 15 to 26 August 2022Published 1 August 2022Overall rating SatisfactoryOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Open Estate ↗

Open EstateFull inspectionInspected July 2022Published 1 June 2022Original inspection PDF ↗

Shotts ↗

ShottsFull inspectionInspected 9 to 20 May 2022Published 1 May 2022Original inspection PDF ↗

Low Moss ↗

Low MossFull inspectionInspected 11 February 2022Published 1 January 2022Original inspection PDF ↗

HMIPS publication ↗

NationalThematic reviewInspected 16 December 2021HMIPS does not state a publication dateOriginal inspection PDF ↗

HMIPS publication ↗

NationalThematic reviewInspected November 2021HMIPS does not state a publication dateOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Kilmarnock ↗

KilmarnockFull inspectionInspected 16 to 17 November 2021Published 1 October 2021Original inspection PDF ↗

Edinburgh ↗

EdinburghLiaison visitInspected 8 July 2021Published 8 July 2021Original inspection PDF ↗

Addiewell ↗

AddiewellLiaison visitInspected 17 June 2021Published 17 June 2021Original inspection PDF ↗

Dumfries Sheriff Court ↗

Dumfries Sheriff CourtLiaison visitInspected 8 April 2021Published 1 April 2021Original inspection PDF ↗

Greenock ↗

GreenockLiaison visitInspected 10 March 2021HMIPS does not state a publication dateOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Open Estate ↗

Open EstateLiaison visitInspected 16 February 2021Published 16 February 2021Original inspection PDF ↗

Glenochil ↗

GlenochilLiaison visitInspected 2 to 3 December 2020Published 3 December 2020Original inspection PDF ↗

Young Offenders Institution Polmont ↗

Young Offenders Institution PolmontLiaison visitInspected 4 to 5 November 2020Published 5 November 2020Original inspection PDF ↗

Cornton Vale ↗

Cornton ValeLiaison visitInspected 7 to 8 October 2020Published 7 October 2020Original inspection PDF ↗

Perth ↗

PerthLiaison visitInspected 16 to 17 September 2020Published 16 September 2020Original inspection PDF ↗

Young Offenders Institution Polmont ↗

Young Offenders Institution PolmontLiaison visitInspected 26 to 27 August 2020Published 26 August 2020Original inspection PDF ↗

Low Moss ↗

Low MossLiaison visitInspected 5 August 2020Published 5 August 2020Original inspection PDF ↗

Barlinnie ↗

BarlinnieLiaison visitInspected 15 to 16 July 2020Published 15 July 2020Original inspection PDF ↗

Kilmarnock ↗

KilmarnockLiaison visitInspected 24 June 2020Published 24 June 2020Original inspection PDF ↗

Shotts ↗

ShottsLiaison visitInspected 3 June 2020HMIPS does not state a publication dateOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Addiewell ↗

AddiewellLiaison visitInspected 13 May 2020Published 13 May 2020Original inspection PDF ↗

Edinburgh ↗

EdinburghLiaison visitInspected May 2020Published 1 May 2020Original inspection PDF ↗

HMIPS publication ↗

Liaison visitInspected May 2020Published 1 May 2020Original inspection PDF ↗

Perth ↗

PerthReturn visitInspected 2 March 2020HMIPS does not state a publication dateOriginal inspection PDF ↗

HMIPS publication ↗

Full inspectionInspected 23 January 2020HMIPS does not state a publication dateOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Dumfries ↗

DumfriesFull inspectionInspected 20 to 31 January 2020Published 1 January 2020Original inspection PDF ↗

Edinburgh ↗

EdinburghFull inspectionInspected 8 November 2019HMIPS does not state a publication dateOriginal inspection PDF ↗

HMP & YOI Grampian ↗

HMP & YOI GrampianReturn visitInspected 1 to 3 October 2019Published 1 October 2019Original inspection PDF ↗

Barlinnie ↗

BarlinnieFull inspectionInspected 6 September 2019Published 1 August 2019Original inspection PDF ↗

Glenochil ↗

GlenochilFull inspectionInspected 10 May 2019Published 10 May 2019Original inspection PDF ↗

HMIPS publication ↗

NationalThematic reviewInspected May 2019HMIPS does not state a publication dateOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Young Offenders Institution Polmont ↗

Young Offenders Institution PolmontThematic reviewInspected May 2019HMIPS does not state a publication dateOriginal inspection PDF ↗

Response documents 8 most recent of 11

Outcome letters, action plans and ministerial correspondence.

Correspondence from Angela Constance MSP Cabinet Secretary JHA to Sara Snell - Overcrowding - 24 September 2025 ↗

Ministerial correspondenceOct 2025

HMIPS - Letter to Cabinet Secretary - Overcrowding - September 2025 ↗

Ministerial correspondenceOct 2025

HMIPS - HMCIPS - Unannounced inspection - HMP Addiewell - April 2024 - Outcome - Letter to Samantha Pariser Director HMP Addiewell - 17 May 2024 ↗

Outcome letterMay 2024

Correspondence from Angela Constance MSP Cabinet Secretary JHA - Prison population - HMCIPS - 16 May 2024 ↗

Ministerial correspondenceMay 2024

Correspondence from Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs to HMIPS - 7 May 2024 ↗

Ministerial correspondenceMay 2024

HMCIPS - Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs - 2 May 2024 - Scottish Prisons - Overcrowding ↗

Ministerial correspondenceMay 2024

HMCIPS - Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs - 10 April 2024 - HMIPS - Repeated Calls for the Cessation of Routine Body Searching in the Women' ↗

Ministerial correspondenceApr 2024

What next for prisons in Scotland ↗

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Data from HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.