Source · IMB Annual Report
North Sea Camp
Year: 2022
Published: 7 Aug 2022
Type: Prison · Cat D
Population: 264
Recommendations: 7
Key concerns
Positive findings
HMP North Sea Camp is an open Category D male resettlement prison. This report covers the period from March 2021 to February 2022, during which the prison managed a return to a more normal regime following Covid-19 restrictions, demonstrating strong rehabilitative efforts and good healthcare provision. Key concerns persist regarding end-of-life care, inadequate accommodation and accessibility for disabled prisoners, delays in offender management, and issues with contracted maintenance and property transfers.
Safety statistics
| Indicator | This year | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths in custody | 2 | — |
| Self-harm incidents | 1 | — |
| ACCT cases opened | 2 | 27 |
| Prisoner assaults | 0 | — |
| Assaults on staff | 1 | — |
| Use of force | 2 | — |
Positive findings
The rehabilitative culture at HMP North Sea Camp continues to work well, fostering a polite and calm atmosphere with very few violent incidents. Staff are commended for creating an inclusive environment for all prisoners, and the recycling activity provides valuable employment opportunities and qualifications for release. Healthcare provision remains good, with resumed clinics and acceptable waiting lists. The Governor and his team are praised for efficiently opening the regime post-pandemic and increasing outside employment. The catering facilities are of a high standard with a 5-star food hygiene rating, and staff-prisoner relationships are generally positive. The Offender Management Unit is now efficient and makes effective use of ROTL to support rehabilitation and family ties.
Key concerns
Healthcare
There is no suitable facility for end-of-life care or on-site residential healthcare for prisoners with chronic and serious health issues.
Estate/Conditions
The decommissioned Harrison and Llewellin accommodation units lack a replacement plan, and the Selby units are temporary.
Estate/Conditions
Double rooms in main accommodation units are inadequately sized, often not complying with PSI for two occupants.
Equality/Diversity
Prisoners using wheelchairs face difficulties with travel and overnight accommodation for ROTL, delaying their progression.
Resettlement/Release
The Offender Management Unit (OMU) and Community Offender Managers (COMs) cause delays in information provision, OASys assessments, and ROTL paperwork, potentially prolonging sentences.
Estate/Conditions
Concerns exist regarding the time taken to complete routine maintenance jobs and issues with the transfer of prisoners’ property by contracted services, with a lack of penalties for contract failures.
Recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community offender managers often take a long time to update their part of OASys and complete the paperwork to enable prisoners to sit ROTL boards. This can mean prisoners having to postpone Parole Board hearings as they have not done the required ROTLs and means prisoners may spend more time in prison than strictly necessary. Timescales for return of paperwork would be helpful. | HMPPS | |
| 2 | The quality of some of the accommodation is poor and the space allocated to prisoners sharing rooms is not ideal. It was good to see the two-storey aging accommodation units decommissioned, however the Board is concerned that, as yet, there is no plan to replace them. | HMPPS | |
| 3 | There are some areas of the prison inaccessible to prisoners with physical disabilities, especially those who use wheelchairs. Although improvements have been made, budget needs to be allocated so that all areas are accessible to those who use wheelchairs, especially bariatric wheelchairs. | HMPPS | |
| 4 | Budget needs to be allocated to convert the current dormitories to smaller rooms so that, when HMP North Sea Camp is at full capacity, no prisoners will have to share with more than one other person. | HMPPS | |
| 5 | The IMB is concerned by the time taken to complete routine maintenance jobs, and the issues around the transfer of prisoners’ property. These are issues that are provided by contracted out services and the Board is concerned that contract failures do not result in penalties to encourage compliance. | HMPPS | |
| 6 | There are some areas of the prison inaccessible to prisoners with physical disabilities, especially those who use wheelchairs. | Governor / Director | |
| 7 | To ensure that work continues on the further extension of Jubilee self-catering housing. | Governor / Director |
Applications to the IMB
| Category | Current | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation (including transfers) | 45 | 38 |
| Adjudications | 1 | 1 |
| Disability | 0 | 0 |
| Discrimination | 0 | 0 |
| Early Release (ROTL/HDC) | 20 | 12 |
| Food | 0 | 0 |
| General | 131 | 152 |
| Grand Total | 324 | 280 |
| Health & Social Care | 11 | 10 |
| Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Offender Management | 64 | 22 |
| Property | 50 | 45 |
| Religion | 0 | 0 |
| Safeguarding (adult/child) | 1 | 0 |
| Staff Conduct | 0 | 0 |
| Substance Misuse | 0 | 0 |
| Wellbeing | 0 | 0 |
| Work/Education/Vocational Training | 1 | 0 |
Related inspections & investigations
22 May 2023
HMIP · Unannounced
Safety 4
· Respect 3
· Activity 3
· Release 3
Other reports for North Sea Camp
Report details
- Establishment
- North Sea Camp
- Type
- Prison · Cat D
- Report year
- 2022
- Published
- 7 August 2022
- Responsible body
- HMP North Sea Camp
- Recommendations
- 7
- MoJ rating (2024/25)
- 4 — Outstanding
Population
| Population | 264 |
| CNA (designed for) | 300 88% |
Service providers
Drug and alcohol support and counselling
We Are "With You
Education and training
PeoplePlus
Facilities management
Amey
Family services
Lincolnshire Action Trust (LAT)
Healthcare
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Library service
Greenwich Leisure Ltd
Resettlement services
Probation Service
Through the gate (TTG) services
Purple Futures Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC)