Recommendations 14 items · 6 repeated
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Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Topic: Education
Recommendation (the Board's words)
The Board was seriously concerned by the Government’s cut in prison education budgets. At Hollesley Bay, this was a significant 35%. In light of this, how can education and training credibly be regarded as a priority for rehabilitation?
Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Topic: Resettlement · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
Prisoners continue to raise issues around ROTL [release on temporary licence] delays. These often are attributable to prison staff awaiting responses from community offender managers. Give this, what steps is the Minister taking to address these delays, and will the anticipated increase in probation funding reduce them?
Government response (as published)
Regionally, probation services worked closely with prison teams to develop release plans and complete safeguarding checks. To support future resilience, we are increasing probation funding by 45%, investing up to £700 million by 2028, and recruiting 1,300 trainee probation officers by March next year.
Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Topic: Resettlement · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
The Board repeats its concerns regarding ‘short-term’ prisoners who arrive with little time left to serve. The Minister has acknowledged the importance of preparing prisoners for release, but these men have little time in which to engage with appropriate departments and agencies, and often display minimal interest, if any. What action will the Minister take to address this?
Addressee: Ministry of Justice · Topic: Resettlement · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
The Board continues to hopes that significant release on temporary licence [ROTL] work opportunities will become available for prisoners at Hollesley Bay, and that Sizewell C’s engagement with the local employment advisory board will lead to more positive developments. What concrete progress has been made to secure these opportunities?
Government response (as published)
The Minister recognised the importance of ensuring that major government-backed projects offer inclusive employment pathways. Hollesley Bay’s reducing reoffending team have been building a relationship with Sizewell C and its skills development leads, exploring bespoke vetting processes. Supply chain engagement has led to small, but positive, opportunities for those on release on temporary licence (ROTL). Joint interviews with contractors and the resettlement team have taken place.
Addressee: HMPPS · Topic: Complaints · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation
Is any monitoring being carried out nationally to ensure compliance with this rule: ‘Excess property must be sent on as quickly as possible within the existing four-week period after a prisoner transfers.’ Locally, prisoner property complaints have continued to rise and these often cite inter-prison transfers.
Government response (as published)
HMPPS notes the Board’s ongoing concerns about the handling of prisoners’ property. When could This is an area to which HMPPS is currently giving further attention.
Addressee: HMPPS · Topic: Estate
Recommendation (the Board's words)
The Board considers that the chaplaincy offices and the chapel require capital investment and modernisation to make them more comfortable and welcoming. The world faith centre, where services such as the Muslim Friday prayers take place, would benefit from soundproofing to ensure that noise from adjacent offices does not disturb the worship. What plans are in place to deliver these improvements?
Addressee: HMPPS · Topic: Other
Recommendation (the Board's words)
Why was the IMB Secretariat not consulted prior to the rollout of SharePoint to discuss the potential impact on local Boards, given the difficulties this has caused for the Hollesley Bay and Warren Hill Boards? What steps will the Prison Service take to resolve these issues and ensure that ongoing discussions with the IMB Secretariat on SharePoint, Kahootz and the CJSM mailing system reach a satisfactory conclusion?
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Staffing
Recommendation (the Board's words)
How will you ensure that Governor visibility at Hollesley Bay is improved?
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Staffing
Recommendation (the Board's words)
Staff re-profiling implementation: the Board will monitor closely to see if this has any negative impact on the day-to-day running of the prison.
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Overcrowding · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
What steps is the Governor taking, despite national prison population pressures, to ensure that opportunities are found wherever possible to accommodate prisoners in single rooms?
Government response (as published)
Acknowledged at Board meetings. Will continue to push for this whenever possible.
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Estate
Recommendation (the Board's words)
What action is the Governor taking to address the ongoing issues with the clock in the visits hall, and are there plans to replace it given that it does not display the correct time?
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Estate
Recommendation
The Board asks that the number of benches in the outdoor seating area adjacent to the visits hall is kept under review to ensure that as many visitors as possible can be accommodated.
Government response (as published)
Acknowledged verbally and at Board meetings. Some further benches installed.
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Healthcare · Repeated from a previous year
Recommendation (the Board's words)
DNAs (did not attends) continue to be a problem for the healthcare department. The Board requests that a further review of the management of the appointments process is undertaken.
Government response (as published)
Discussed at Board meetings.
Addressee: Governor / Director · Topic: Regime
Recommendation (the Board's words)
The Board asks if there any plans to introduce in-cell telephony at Hollesley Bay.
Government response (as published)
Discussed at Board meetings. Trial issue of mobile phones underway at another open prison.