Working with partners
We often work with other inspectorates.
- Inspections of police custody in England and Wales are undertaken with HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICRS) lead these.
- Inspections of prisons and YOIs are conducted jointly with: Ofsted or Estyn; the Care Quality Commission (CQC) or Healthcare Inspectorate Wales; and the General Pharmaceutical Council. HM Inspectorate of Probation review offender management in custody on some prison inspections.
- Inspections of UK Border Force custody facilities are led jointly with HMICFRS, with support from CQC.
- Inspections of STCs are jointly led with Ofsted, again supported by CQC.
In addition, HM Chief Inspector may inspect the Military Corrective Training Centre, military service custody facilities and prisons in Northern Ireland and prisons in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
You can read our protocols and memoranda of understanding below.
Protocol between HM Inspectorate of Prisons and the Ministry of Justice
Memoranda of Understanding between HM Inspectorate of Prisons and other bodies
- Memorandum of Understanding with HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (190 kB)
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Care Quality Commission (320 kB)
- Memorandum of Understanding with Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (2 MB)
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Crown Premises Fire Inspection Group (161 kB)
- Memorandum of Understanding with the General Pharmaceutical Council (156 kB)
- Memorandum of Understanding with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (288 kB)
- Memorandum of Understanding with HM Courts and Tribunals Service (372 kB)
- Memorandum of understanding with HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and the Independent Police Complaints Commission (2 MB)
- Memorandum of Understanding with HM Prison and Probation Service (369 kB)
- Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding with HM Prison and Probation Service (August 2020) (322 kB)
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Home Office (Immigration Enforcement) – immigration detention and escort arrangements (844 kB)
- Memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Defence (inspection of service custody premises) (130 kB)
- Memorandum of Understanding with the National Council and Secretariat for Independent Monitoring Boards (183 kB)
- Letter extending Memorandum of Understanding with NHS England (60 kB)
- Memorandum of Understanding with NHS England (1 MB)
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders & Immigration (108 kB)
- Memorandum of Understanding with the National Council for Lay Observers (404 kB)
Memoranda of Understanding on joint inspections
- Memorandum of Understanding on the joint inspection of Border Force customs custody premises in England and Scotland (387 kB)
- Memorandum of Understanding on the joint inspection of police custody conditions in England and Wales (307 kB)
- Memorandum of Understanding with HM Inspectorate of Constabulary for the joint inspection of police custody in England and Wales, 2016 (141 kB)
- Memorandum of Understanding on the joint inspection of offender management in custody in England and Wales (2 MB)
Service level agreements between HM Inspectorate of Prisons and other bodies
- Youth Justice Board and HM Inspectorate of Prisons Service Level Agreement 2016-17 (86 kB)
- Youth Justice Board and HM Inspectorate of Prisons Service Level Agreement 2016-17 – Schedule S (44 kB)
- Youth Justice Board and HM Inspectorate of Prisons Service Level Agreement 2016-17 – Schedule G (73 kB)
Protocols on working arrangements between HM Inspectorate of Prisons and other inspection bodies
- Protocol for working arrangements to prevent sanctions with HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (153 kB)
- Protocol with the Criminal Justice Inspectorate Northern Ireland (58 kB)
- Protocol for working arrangements to prevent sanctions with Independent Monitoring Boards, Lay Observers and Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (301 kB)
- Protocol on working arrangements with the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (171 kB)
- Protocol to support joint inspection by Estyn and HMI Prisons of prison establishments and immigration removal centres (329 kB)
- Inspection of police custody suites in England and Wales – Good Practice examples 2011 – 2013 (186 kB)
- Protocol to support joint inspection of Prison Immigration Establishments with Ofsted (48 kB)
- Protocol on sharing information with Inquest (74 kB)
Memoranda of Understanding between the UK’s National Preventative Mechanism and other bodies