Ekklesia | inspections

January 12, 2021

Councils call for Ofsted school inspections not to be resumed

Councils are urging Ofsted to postpone the resumption of monitoring inspections for schools, to avoid adding to the considerable burden of school leaders and staff.
June 13, 2020

Coronavirus leaves young people in detention facilities 'highly vulnerable' to human rights abuses

Young people's rights are at risk through unlawful blanket bans on visits, the suspension of routine inspections, increased use of restraint and solitary confinement, and the vulnerability of those in detention to infection with COVID-19.
March 19, 2020

Reassurances from HMIP as prison inspections suspended in England and Wales

All scheduled inspection work involving visits to prisons or other places of State detention in England and Wales has been suspended up to the end of May 2020.
April 6, 2019

Chief Inspector announces new independent reviews of progress in troubled jails

The Chief Inspector of Prisons has announced a series of follow-up visits to failing and unsafe jails designed to assess how much progress has been made in improving the treatment and conditions for prisoners.
April 1, 2019

CQC raises concerns about quality of care provided by private clinics and doctors

Just under half of independent consulting doctor services were not providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations on their first inspection.
January 4, 2019

Fire incidents rising as firefighter numbers drastically cut, says Fire Brigades Union

Cuts to fire and rescue services are putting public safety at risk, says the Fire Brigades Union.
July 4, 2018

Judicial Review to consider state oversight of private prisons

The Howard League for Penal Reform has provided evidence concerning the state’s failure to monitor the practices of private companies in the criminal justice system. The case concerns a series of unlawful strip-searches that took place in Sodexo-run Peterborough prison last year.
July 2, 2018

Inspection report on Pakistan removal flight finds respectful treatment but records concerns

Inspectors found a mix of “positive and negative features” in the treatment of 34 people escorted from the UK to Pakistan on a Home Office-chartered immigration removal flight.
March 19, 2018

Police Service of Northern Ireland’s performance ‘good’ despite political gridlock

The Police Service of Northern Ireland continues to do a good job protecting the public and reducing crime despite political gridlock in the Northern Irish Assembly, according to two reports from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.
March 14, 2018

'Persistent failings in safety and respect' found at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre

Harmondsworth immigration removal centre holds large numbers of men with mental health problems in prison-like conditions, and continued to show “considerable failings” in safety and respect for detainees, according to prison inspectors.

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