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Reform prisons pilot: research report on lessons learnt
This study reports on research into the ‘Reform prisons pilot’, a trial to provide greater autonomy for prison governors across six prisons between July 2016 and December 2017.
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The reform prison pilot allowed prison governors in six prisons to have more control over key aspects of prison management and service delivery, including prison budgets and contracts, staff recruitment and management, and local partnerships. A qualitative process evaluation was commissioned to: describe the range of perceived impacts of the reform pilot, factors influencing these impacts, and to map the effect of the reform pilot on the prisons’ partners.