Policy paper

Five Wells Prison: action plan

HM Prison and Probation Service action plans and inspection response letters for Five Wells Prison in response to HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) inspections.

• From: HM Prison and Probation Service and Ministry of Justice
• Published: 20 May 2024
• Last updated: 17 August 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Five Wells action plan - August 2026

PDF, 220 KB, 13 pages

Five Wells Prison inspection response letter - Dec 2024

PDF, 116 KB, 2 pages

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Details

This action plan is the HMPPS and MoJ response to the HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of Five Wells Prison published August 2026.

The inspection response letter is the response to the HMIP independent review of progress at HMP Five Wells published Dec 2024.

Published 20 May 2024

Last updated 17 August 2026 — Show all updates

1. 17 August 2026

   Latest action plan added.

2. 17 December 2024

   Five Wells IRP Letter added.

3. 20 May 2024

   First published.