HMP Winchester
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the HMPPS Action Plan for HMP Winchester dated 19 June 2026, which underrepresented groups will be given focus under Point 11 regarding personal development opportunities.
Answered by Jake Richards
The HMPPS Action Plan was published on 19 June 2026 in response to HM Inspectorate of Prisons findings from its unannounced inspection of HMP Winchester between 9 and 19 February 2026. HMIP found that personal development opportunities did not reach enough prisoners to make a sustained difference to their wider skills and rehabilitation.
Action Point 11 focuses on prisoner groups currently underrepresented in access to personal development opportunities.
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