What we do
We are an independent inspectorate reporting on the treatment and conditions for those in prison and other types of custody in England and Wales.
About our inspections
All inspections are conducted against our published inspection criteria. Most are unannounced.
Our reports
Download inspection reports, thematic reports and research, annual reports and business plans, including those carried out with other inspectorates.
Our Expectations
Find out more about the criteria we use for assessing the treatment of detainees and conditions in detention.
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. 
