Race & Diversity

The Prison Service is committed to providing a fair service to all.

This is our moral duty. It is our legal obligation. And it is the only way to deliver an effective service: unless we get equalities right we will not achieve our goals of protecting the public and reducing reoffending.

The Director General of the National Offender Management Service, Phil Wheatley, has stated his personal commitment to the elimination of discrimination and the promotion of equality in the following terms:

“Right relationships and fair service delivery are crucial to our business. They are the key to safety in prisons, to reducing reoffending and to public protection. Offenders must be provided with a chance to reform, and that means being able to gain access to the services they need.”