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HMP Birmingham – a need to learn from decline is required alongside work to rescue jail from violence and chaos

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has renewed his call for an independent assessment as to how HMP Birmingham, one of Britain’s biggest jails, descended into appalling, chaotic conditions in just 18 months.

Publishing his report on the inspection of the prison, where he invoked the Urgent Notification, Peter Clarke said he hoped the importance of learning from the deterioration was not overlooked in the work to improve conditions.

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Read about our remit and values and the role of the Chief Inspector. See the Urgent Notifications we have issued and find out more about the process.

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Find out which establishments we inspect and the frequency of our visits. Learn about the inspection process and how we produce our reports.

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Download inspection reports, thematic reports and research, annual reports and business plans, including those carried out with other inspectorates.

Our Expectations

Explore the criteria we use for assessing the treatment of detainees and conditions in detention. Discover examples of good practice in men's prisons.

National Preventive Mechanism

Coordinated by HMI Prisons, the UK’s NPM is made up of 21 organisations which monitor places of detention to help prevent torture and ill-treatment. Find out more about the NPM

Latest reports

North and West Yorkshire court custody facilities

Report on an inspection visit to court custody facilities in North and West Yorkshire (6–16 August 2018)

HMP Birmingham

Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP Birmingham (30 July–9 August 2018)

Nigeria and Ghana escort and removals

Detainees under escort: Inspection of escort and removals to Nigeria and Ghana (31 July–1 August 2018)

Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre

An inspection of Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre, undertaken jointly with Ofsted (2-12 October 2018)

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