Her Majesty's Prison Service serves the public by keeping in custody those committed by the courts. Our duty is to look after them with humanity and help them lead law-abiding and useful lives in custody and after release.
Our Vision
- To provide the very best prison services so that we are the provider of choice
- To work towards this vision by securing the following key objectives.
Objectives
To protect the public and provide what commissioners want to purchase by:
- Holding prisoners securely
- Reducing the risk of prisoners re-offending
- Providing safe and well-ordered establishments in which we treat prisoners humanely, decently and lawfully.
In securing these objectives we adhere to the following principles:
Our Principles
In carrying out our work we:
- Work in close partnership with our commissioners and others in the Criminal Justice System to achieve common objectives
- Obtain best value from the resources available using research to ensure effective correctional practice
- Promote diversity, equality of opportunity and combat unlawful discrimination, and
- Ensure our staff have the right leadership, organisation, support and preparation to carry out their work effectively.
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