Source · IMB Annual Report
Peterborough (Men)
Year: 2021
Published: 11 Oct 2021
Type: Prison · Cat B local
Key concerns
Positive findings
HMP/YOI Peterborough (Men) operated under restricted Covid-19 regimes for the entire reporting year, impacting daily routines and rehabilitation. Despite this, the prison received credit for managing the pandemic well, leading to good safety outcomes, including significant reductions in violence and self-harm. Key concerns persist regarding resettlement accommodation, mental health provision in segregation, the future 'full regime,' and the full return of the key worker scheme.
Safety statistics
| Indicator | This year | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths in custody | 1 | — |
| Self-harm incidents | 485 | 689 |
| Prisoner assaults | 163 | 325 |
| Assaults on staff | 66 | 96 |
| Use of force | 518 | 727 |
Positive findings
The Board commends the prison for its strong leadership, flexibility, and effective management of the Covid-19 emergency, leading to good safety outcomes for residents. Significant improvements in furnishings, decor, and cleanliness are noted, alongside a continued decrease in violence attributed to safer custody team interventions and restorative justice. Healthcare has seen positive changes with improved GP and mental health waiting times due to better triage and new working methods. Furthermore, the prison provides good faith and pastoral support, treats transgender residents sensitively, and has successfully reduced the flow of illicit substances.
Key concerns
Resettlement/Release
Repeated
The Board remains concerned about the lack of suitable accommodation for prisoners on release compounded during this period by most agencies not being present in the prison to offer advice and guidance.
Mental Health
Repeated
The Board remains concerned about the small but significant number of prisoners held in separation and care units without the necessary mental health inputs to provide suitable programs of care.
Regime/Time Out of Cell
The Board is concerned about the expectations of what will emerge as “full regime” in the future and how this will impact the lives of prisoners.
Staffing
While the prison operated key work to the stipulated exceptional delivery model (EDM) during the pandemic, the Board is keen that this should return to normal as soon as possible.
Applications to the IMB
| Category | Current | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation, including laundry, clothing, ablutions | 13 | 28 |
| Canteen, facility list, catalogue(s) | 2 | 12 |
| Discipline, including adjudications, IEP, sanctions | 1 | 4 |
| Equality | 7 | 8 |
| Finance, including pay, private monies, spends | 10 | 17 |
| Food and kitchens | 6 | 8 |
| Health, including physical, mental, social care | 62 | 86 |
| Letters, visits, telephones, public protection restrictions | 10 | 31 |
| Miscellaneous, including complaints system | 2 | 12 |
| Property during transfer or in another establishment or location | 12 | 34 |
| Property within this establishment | 50 | 69 |
| Purposeful activity, including education, work, training, library, regime, time out of cell | 8 | 32 |
| Sentence management, including HDC, release on temporary licence, parole, release dates, recategorisation | 29 | 56 |
| Staff/prisoner concerns, including bullying | 54 | 94 |
| Transfers | 4 | 22 |
Other reports for Peterborough (Men)
Report details
- Establishment
- Peterborough (Men)
- Type
- Prison · Cat B local
- Report year
- 2021
- Published
- 11 October 2021
- Responsible body
- Peterborough (men)
Population
| Operational capacity | 868 |
| Time out of cell | 1.5h/day |
Service providers
Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC)
BeNCH (Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire)
Core resettlement provider
St Giles Trust
Employment support
Jobcentre Plus
GP service
Cimarron UK
Integrated substance misuse service
Sodexo Justice Services
Learning and skills provision
Sodexo Justice Services
Mental health support
Mind
Performance Monitoring (HMPPS)
Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
Physical healthcare
Sodexo Justice Services
Primary and secondary mental healthcare services
Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Prison Management
Sodexo Justice Services
Supported housing
Bail, Accommodation and Support Service
Support group
Alcoholics Anonymous