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Urgent notification process
The Urgent Notification process allows His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons to directly alert the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice if he has an urgent and significant concern about the performance of a prison.
Guidance
Urgent notifications issued
Currently subject to enhanced oversight following an urgent notification.
Past urgent notifications
No longer subject to enhanced oversight following urgent notification.
Updates to this page
Published 18 January 2018
Last updated 25 April 2023 + show all updates
Last updated 25 April 2023 + show all updates
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Page updated to clarify those urgent notifications issued which are still subject to enhanced oversight, and those which are not.
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Added urgent notification for HMP & YOI Chelmsford
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First published.