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IMB members are independent, unpaid and work an average of 2-3 visits per month. Their role is to monitor the day-to-day life in their local prison or removal centre and ensure that prisoners and detainees are treated fairly and humanely. To see a map of prison establishments use the Prison Finder
Read more about usBoard reporting during Covid-19
Boards will continue to monitor both prisons and immigration detention during the current pandemic. Much of this will necessarily be remote monitoring, though where it is safe and possible to do so, members may carry out limited visiting within Public Health England guidelines. They will provide feedback regularly to local managers and via the National Chair, to HMPPS, the Home Office and ministers. They will also continue to issue annual reports, including the impact of COVID-19 where reports cover that period. We will continue to publish Boards’ annual reports, but due to the current pressures on both the immigration detention and prison estates, IMBs accept that some recommendations will not be able to be actioned in current circumstances.
Learn more >Latest news
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Springhill 2020 annual report published
The 2020 annual report for HMP Springhill is now published.
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The Secretary of State has announced a one year extension to Dame Anne Owers DBE’s tenure as National Chair of the Independent Monitoring Boards
We are pleased to announce that The Secretary of State has today confirmed a short extension to Dame Anne Owers’ tenure as National Chair of the Independent Monitoring Boards from 1 June 2021 until 31 May 2022. Further information can be found here.
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North and Midlands STHF 2020 annual report published
The 2020 annual report for North and Midlands STHF is now published.