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Peterborough (Men)

AI-generated report summary 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.

Year: 2021 Published: 11 Oct 2021 Type: Prison · Cat B local Key concerns Positive findings
Original IMB report page ↗ Ministerial response · 12 Dec 2021 ↗

Safety statistics

Incidents during reporting year
IndicatorThis yearPrevious
Deaths in custody1—
Self-harm incidents485689
Prisoner assaults163325
Assaults on staff6696
Use of force518727

Positive findings

AI-generated summary
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

4 items
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

CategoryCurrentPrevious
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)

2022 Published 28 Sep 2022 Population 824 · Self-harm 452 · Concerns
2020 Published 20 Aug 2020 · Self-harm 690 · Concerns