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HMP Dovegate: cost, population and staff

Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. How each figure is worked out.

£57m for HMP Dovegate in 2024-25, −2.3% on a year earlier after inflation. It cost £50,283 per prisoner in 2024-25, and held 1,145 people in August 2026 (107.9% of its uncrowded places).

Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

Key figures

£57m2024-25, cash +1.6% on a year earlier As of 26 March 2026
£50,283Cost per prisoner, 2024-25 Male category B Trainer prisons: £66,848 As of 26 March 2026
£53,731Cost per place, 2024-25 Male category B Trainer prisons: £60,795 As of 26 March 2026
107.9%Population as a share of uncrowded places, 2026-08 Male category B Trainer prisons: 86.0% As of 7 September 2026
1,145 prisonersPopulation, 2026-08 Male category B Trainer prisons: 5,999 prisoners As of 7 September 2026

Source: Ministry of Justice.

Over time: cash, real terms and per resident

HMP Dovegate: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million

Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices. Breaks in the series: 2007-08: The Ministry of Justice was created in May 2007 from the Department for Constitutional Affairs and the Home Office’s prisons and probation. 2011-12: HM Courts and Tribunals Service formed in April 2011 from HM Courts Service and the Tribunals Service. The departmental series starts in 2011-12. 2013-14: The Legal Aid Agency replaced the Legal Services Commission in April 2013 (and legal aid was cut back by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012); Central Funds moved to it. 2014-15: Probation was split between the National Probation Service and 21 community rehabilitation companies (2014-15). 2017-18: HM Prison and Probation Service replaced the National Offender Management Service in April 2017. 2021-22: Probation was brought back into one public Probation Service in June 2021.

The numbers behind this chart

HMP Dovegate: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million (£ million)
Year	Real terms (2025-26 prices)	Cash
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	£53.6m	£38.7m
Cash £38.7m
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	£55.5m	£40.8m
Cash £40.8m
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	£54.7m	£40.7m
Cash £40.7m
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	£56.8m	£43.2m
Cash £43.2m
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£57.2m	£44.7m
Cash £44.7m
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£55.2m	£45.4m
Cash £45.4m
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£57.9m	£47.7m
Cash £47.7m
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£59.2m	£52.2m
Cash £52.2m
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£60.8m	£56.5m
Cash £56.5m
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£59.4m	£57.4m
Cash £57.4m

Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

At a glance

HMP Dovegate: the latest figures
What	Figure
Function	Male category B Trainer
Where	not found on its GOV.UK page
Overall cost, 2024-25	£57m
Cost per prisoner, 2024-25	£50,283
Cost per place, 2024-25	£53,731
Population, August 2026	1,145
Operational capacity	1,160
Staff in post (FTE)	not on the HMPPS payroll (contracted prison) or not published

Where it sits, and what is below it

UK total
Nation
Department or service body
Local body (this level)
Spending category
Line or transaction not published

HMP Dovegate

Male category B Trainer. Overall resource expenditure: the prison’s own net spending plus its share of regional and national costs, as HMPPS allocates them for its cost per place figures.

£57m in 2024-25 (cash); £59m in 2025-26 prices; +1.6% on a year earlier in cash, −2.3% in real terms.

HMP Dovegate: by spending category, 2024-25
Spending category	Cash, 2024-25	Real terms (2025-26 prices)	Per resident	Real change on a year earlier	Source	Below this
Spent at the prison (direct) Details for Spent at the prison (direct)	£47m	£48m	—	−2.2%	Ministry of Justice	Line or transaction not published: HMPPS publishes one direct figure per prison; its split into staff, maintenance, food and the rest is not published by prison. Individual payments over £25,000 are published by HMPPS as a whole, not by prison.
Real terms (2025-26 prices) £48m Per resident — Real change on a year earlier −2.2% Source Ministry of Justice Below this Line or transaction not published: HMPPS publishes one direct figure per prison; its split into staff, maintenance, food and the rest is not published by prison. Individual payments over £25,000 are published by HMPPS as a whole, not by prison.
Share of regional and national costs Details for Share of regional and national costs	£11m	£11m	—	−2.8%	Ministry of Justice	Line or transaction not published: The costs met regionally or nationally (healthcare contracts, education, maintenance contracts, headquarters) are allocated to prisons as one figure; what they consist of is not published by prison.
Real terms (2025-26 prices) £11m Per resident — Real change on a year earlier −2.8% Source Ministry of Justice Below this Line or transaction not published: The costs met regionally or nationally (healthcare contracts, education, maintenance contracts, headquarters) are allocated to prisons as one figure; what they consist of is not published by prison.

Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.

What is recorded alongside the money

These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.

HMP Dovegate against Male category B Trainer prisons and All prisons in England and Wales: latest period of each measure
Measure	HMP Dovegate	Male category B Trainer prisons	All prisons in England and Wales	Period
Cost per prisoner Details for Cost per prisoner	£50,283	£66,848	£56,618	2024-25
Male category B Trainer prisons £66,848 All prisons in England and Wales £56,618 Period 2024-25
Cost per place Details for Cost per place	£53,731	£60,795	£59,026	2024-25
Male category B Trainer prisons £60,795 All prisons in England and Wales £59,026 Period 2024-25
Population as a share of uncrowded places Details for Population as a share of uncrowded places	107.9%	86.0%	101.3%	2026-08
Male category B Trainer prisons 86.0% All prisons in England and Wales 101.3% Period 2026-08
Population Details for Population	1,145 prisoners	5,999 prisoners	86,843 prisoners	2026-08
Male category B Trainer prisons 5,999 prisoners All prisons in England and Wales 86,843 prisoners Period 2026-08
Operational capacity Details for Operational capacity	1,160 places	6,403 places	88,937 places	2026-08
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,403 places All prisons in England and Wales 88,937 places Period 2026-08
Average population Details for Average population	1,142 prisoners	6,360 prisoners	87,009 prisoners	2024-25
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,360 prisoners All prisons in England and Wales 87,009 prisoners Period 2024-25

Cost per prisoner: HMP Dovegate and comparisons

Line chart of cost per prisoner for HMP Dovegate from 2015-16 to 2024-25, latest £50,283; Male category B Trainer prisons £66,848; All prisons in England and Wales £56,618.

Overall resource expenditure (the prison’s own spending plus its share of regional and national costs) divided by the average population over the financial year, cash. Public and contracted prisons are costed differently (PFI prisons include interest on capital), and prisons of different functions do different jobs, so compare a prison with others of its function.

The numbers behind this chart

Cost per prisoner: HMP Dovegate and comparisons (Cost per prisoner)
Year	HMP Dovegate	Male category B Trainer prisons	All prisons in England and Wales
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	£35,127	—	£32,510
Male category B Trainer prisons — All prisons in England and Wales £32,510
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	£37,313	£35,042	£35,371
Male category B Trainer prisons £35,042 All prisons in England and Wales £35,371
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	£37,228	£36,708	£37,543
Male category B Trainer prisons £36,708 All prisons in England and Wales £37,543
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	£37,794	£39,385	£41,136
Male category B Trainer prisons £39,385 All prisons in England and Wales £41,136
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£38,751	£39,834	£42,670
Male category B Trainer prisons £39,834 All prisons in England and Wales £42,670
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£39,465	£50,367	£48,409
Male category B Trainer prisons £50,367 All prisons in England and Wales £48,409
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£41,483	£52,558	£47,434
Male category B Trainer prisons £52,558 All prisons in England and Wales £47,434
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£45,558	£55,919	£51,108
Male category B Trainer prisons £55,919 All prisons in England and Wales £51,108
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£49,348	£60,860	£53,801
Male category B Trainer prisons £60,860 All prisons in England and Wales £53,801
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£50,283	£66,848	£56,618
Male category B Trainer prisons £66,848 All prisons in England and Wales £56,618

Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

Cost per place: HMP Dovegate and comparisons

Line chart of cost per place for HMP Dovegate from 2015-16 to 2024-25, latest £53,731; Male category B Trainer prisons £60,795; All prisons in England and Wales £59,026.

Overall resource expenditure divided by baseline certified normal accommodation (the uncrowded places the prison is certified for), cash.

The numbers behind this chart

Cost per place: HMP Dovegate and comparisons (Cost per place)
Year	HMP Dovegate	Male category B Trainer prisons	All prisons in England and Wales
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	£36,345	—	£35,182
Male category B Trainer prisons — All prisons in England and Wales £35,182
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	£38,386	£35,341	£38,042
Male category B Trainer prisons £35,341 All prisons in England and Wales £38,042
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	£38,298	£37,196	£40,843
Male category B Trainer prisons £37,196 All prisons in England and Wales £40,843
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	£40,677	£39,922	£43,213
Male category B Trainer prisons £39,922 All prisons in England and Wales £43,213
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£42,168	£39,985	£44,640
Male category B Trainer prisons £39,985 All prisons in England and Wales £44,640
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£42,831	£47,192	£48,162
Male category B Trainer prisons £47,192 All prisons in England and Wales £48,162
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£45,038	£47,560	£46,696
Male category B Trainer prisons £47,560 All prisons in England and Wales £46,696
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£49,262	£52,907	£51,724
Male category B Trainer prisons £52,907 All prisons in England and Wales £51,724
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£53,317	£57,332	£56,987
Male category B Trainer prisons £57,332 All prisons in England and Wales £56,987
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£53,731	£60,795	£59,026
Male category B Trainer prisons £60,795 All prisons in England and Wales £59,026

Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

Population as a share of uncrowded places: HMP Dovegate and comparisons

Line chart of population as a share of uncrowded places for HMP Dovegate from 2025-01 to 2026-08, latest 107.9%; Male category B Trainer prisons 86.0%; All prisons in England and Wales 101.3%.

Population divided by baseline certified normal accommodation. Above 100% the prison holds more people than it has uncrowded places for, which usually means sharing cells built for one.

The numbers behind this chart

Population as a share of uncrowded places: HMP Dovegate and comparisons (Population as a share of uncrowded places)
Year	HMP Dovegate	Male category B Trainer prisons	All prisons in England and Wales
2025-01 Details for 2025-01	105.8%	89.6%	103.5%
Male category B Trainer prisons 89.6% All prisons in England and Wales 103.5%
2025-02 Details for 2025-02	109.0%	90.1%	104.4%
Male category B Trainer prisons 90.1% All prisons in England and Wales 104.4%
2025-03 Details for 2025-03	100.0%	89.6%	105.1%
Male category B Trainer prisons 89.6% All prisons in England and Wales 105.1%
2025-04 Details for 2025-04	99.1%	89.3%	102.8%
Male category B Trainer prisons 89.3% All prisons in England and Wales 102.8%
2025-05 Details for 2025-05	98.4%	89.2%	103.0%
Male category B Trainer prisons 89.2% All prisons in England and Wales 103.0%
2025-06 Details for 2025-06	99.5%	88.7%	102.1%
Male category B Trainer prisons 88.7% All prisons in England and Wales 102.1%
2025-07 Details for 2025-07	108.7%	89.5%	103.0%
Male category B Trainer prisons 89.5% All prisons in England and Wales 103.0%
2025-08 Details for 2025-08	110.9%	90.7%	103.5%
Male category B Trainer prisons 90.7% All prisons in England and Wales 103.5%
2025-09 Details for 2025-09	108.4%	90.7%	102.3%
Male category B Trainer prisons 90.7% All prisons in England and Wales 102.3%
2025-10 Details for 2025-10	109.1%	90.4%	102.3%
Male category B Trainer prisons 90.4% All prisons in England and Wales 102.3%
2025-11 Details for 2025-11	109.1%	90.0%	102.2%
Male category B Trainer prisons 90.0% All prisons in England and Wales 102.2%
2025-12 Details for 2025-12	108.5%	88.2%	101.3%
Male category B Trainer prisons 88.2% All prisons in England and Wales 101.3%
2026-01 Details for 2026-01	108.6%	87.7%	101.7%
Male category B Trainer prisons 87.7% All prisons in England and Wales 101.7%
2026-02 Details for 2026-02	108.7%	87.1%	102.0%
Male category B Trainer prisons 87.1% All prisons in England and Wales 102.0%
2026-03 Details for 2026-03	104.9%	86.8%	101.8%
Male category B Trainer prisons 86.8% All prisons in England and Wales 101.8%
2026-04 Details for 2026-04	104.2%	86.5%	99.9%
Male category B Trainer prisons 86.5% All prisons in England and Wales 99.9%
2026-05 Details for 2026-05	107.4%	86.0%	100.3%
Male category B Trainer prisons 86.0% All prisons in England and Wales 100.3%
2026-06 Details for 2026-06	106.2%	85.3%	100.1%
Male category B Trainer prisons 85.3% All prisons in England and Wales 100.1%
2026-07 Details for 2026-07	104.8%	84.7%	100.7%
Male category B Trainer prisons 84.7% All prisons in England and Wales 100.7%
2026-08 Details for 2026-08	107.9%	86.0%	101.3%
Male category B Trainer prisons 86.0% All prisons in England and Wales 101.3%

Figure as of 7 September 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

Population: HMP Dovegate and comparisons

Line chart of population for HMP Dovegate from 2025-01 to 2026-08, latest 1,145 prisoners; Male category B Trainer prisons 5,999 prisoners; All prisons in England and Wales 86,843 prisoners.

Prisoners held on the last working Monday of the month, including those on authorised absence (monthly population bulletin).

The numbers behind this chart

Population: HMP Dovegate and comparisons (Population, prisoners)
Year	HMP Dovegate	Male category B Trainer prisons	All prisons in England and Wales
2025-01 Details for 2025-01	1,121	6,258	86,463
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,258 All prisons in England and Wales 86,463
2025-02 Details for 2025-02	1,155	6,297	87,199
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,297 All prisons in England and Wales 87,199
2025-03 Details for 2025-03	1,160	6,348	87,919
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,348 All prisons in England and Wales 87,919
2025-04 Details for 2025-04	1,149	6,330	88,084
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,330 All prisons in England and Wales 88,084
2025-05 Details for 2025-05	1,142	6,323	88,103
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,323 All prisons in England and Wales 88,103
2025-06 Details for 2025-06	1,154	6,274	87,334
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,274 All prisons in England and Wales 87,334
2025-07 Details for 2025-07	1,152	6,241	87,966
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,241 All prisons in England and Wales 87,966
2025-08 Details for 2025-08	1,153	6,311	88,273
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,311 All prisons in England and Wales 88,273
2025-09 Details for 2025-09	1,149	6,327	87,336
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,327 All prisons in England and Wales 87,336
2025-10 Details for 2025-10	1,156	6,307	87,413
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,307 All prisons in England and Wales 87,413
2025-11 Details for 2025-11	1,158	6,279	87,332
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,279 All prisons in England and Wales 87,332
2025-12 Details for 2025-12	1,151	6,155	86,596
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,155 All prisons in England and Wales 86,596
2026-01 Details for 2026-01	1,152	6,119	87,212
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,119 All prisons in England and Wales 87,212
2026-02 Details for 2026-02	1,153	6,081	87,367
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,081 All prisons in England and Wales 87,367
2026-03 Details for 2026-03	1,113	6,054	87,292
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,054 All prisons in England and Wales 87,292
2026-04 Details for 2026-04	1,106	6,033	85,704
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,033 All prisons in England and Wales 85,704
2026-05 Details for 2026-05	1,140	6,002	85,992
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,002 All prisons in England and Wales 85,992
2026-06 Details for 2026-06	1,127	5,955	85,761
Male category B Trainer prisons 5,955 All prisons in England and Wales 85,761
2026-07 Details for 2026-07	1,112	5,909	86,267
Male category B Trainer prisons 5,909 All prisons in England and Wales 86,267
2026-08 Details for 2026-08	1,145	5,999	86,843
Male category B Trainer prisons 5,999 All prisons in England and Wales 86,843

Figure as of 7 September 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

Operational capacity: HMP Dovegate and comparisons

Line chart of operational capacity for HMP Dovegate from 2025-01 to 2026-08, latest 1,160 places; Male category B Trainer prisons 6,403 places; All prisons in England and Wales 88,937 places.

The most prisoners the prison can hold taking account of control, security and its regime, set by the prison group director. For the estate, the sum of every prison’s, before the operating margin.

The numbers behind this chart

Operational capacity: HMP Dovegate and comparisons (Operational capacity, places)
Year	HMP Dovegate	Male category B Trainer prisons	All prisons in England and Wales
2025-01 Details for 2025-01	1,160	6,646	88,662
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,646 All prisons in England and Wales 88,662
2025-02 Details for 2025-02	1,160	6,626	88,635
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,626 All prisons in England and Wales 88,635
2025-03 Details for 2025-03	1,160	6,626	88,925
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,626 All prisons in England and Wales 88,925
2025-04 Details for 2025-04	1,160	6,646	89,228
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,646 All prisons in England and Wales 89,228
2025-05 Details for 2025-05	1,160	6,646	89,551
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,646 All prisons in England and Wales 89,551
2025-06 Details for 2025-06	1,160	6,525	89,573
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,525 All prisons in England and Wales 89,573
2025-07 Details for 2025-07	1,160	6,526	89,373
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,526 All prisons in England and Wales 89,373
2025-08 Details for 2025-08	1,160	6,550	89,627
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,550 All prisons in England and Wales 89,627
2025-09 Details for 2025-09	1,160	6,567	89,437
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,567 All prisons in England and Wales 89,437
2025-10 Details for 2025-10	1,160	6,551	89,311
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,551 All prisons in England and Wales 89,311
2025-11 Details for 2025-11	1,160	6,533	89,334
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,533 All prisons in England and Wales 89,334
2025-12 Details for 2025-12	1,160	6,533	89,464
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,533 All prisons in England and Wales 89,464
2026-01 Details for 2026-01	1,160	6,481	89,671
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,481 All prisons in England and Wales 89,671
2026-02 Details for 2026-02	1,160	6,481	89,792
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,481 All prisons in England and Wales 89,792
2026-03 Details for 2026-03	1,160	6,497	89,795
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,497 All prisons in England and Wales 89,795
2026-04 Details for 2026-04	1,160	6,477	89,765
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,477 All prisons in England and Wales 89,765
2026-05 Details for 2026-05	1,160	6,513	89,662
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,513 All prisons in England and Wales 89,662
2026-06 Details for 2026-06	1,160	6,424	89,120
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,424 All prisons in England and Wales 89,120
2026-07 Details for 2026-07	1,160	6,379	88,895
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,379 All prisons in England and Wales 88,895
2026-08 Details for 2026-08	1,160	6,403	88,937
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,403 All prisons in England and Wales 88,937

Figure as of 7 September 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

Average population: HMP Dovegate and comparisons

Line chart of average population for HMP Dovegate from 2015-16 to 2024-25, latest 1,142 prisoners; Male category B Trainer prisons 6,360 prisoners; All prisons in England and Wales 87,009 prisoners.

The mean of the twelve month-end populations in the financial year.

The numbers behind this chart

Average population: HMP Dovegate and comparisons (Average population, prisoners)
Year	HMP Dovegate	Male category B Trainer prisons	All prisons in England and Wales
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	1,101	—	84,705
Male category B Trainer prisons — All prisons in England and Wales 84,705
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	1,095	6,315	84,750
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,315 All prisons in England and Wales 84,750
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	1,095	6,345	84,710
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,345 All prisons in England and Wales 84,710
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	1,144	6,346	82,751
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,346 All prisons in England and Wales 82,751
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	1,154	6,293	82,890
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,293 All prisons in England and Wales 82,890
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	1,150	7,314	78,959
Male category B Trainer prisons 7,314 All prisons in England and Wales 78,959
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	1,151	6,857	79,113
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,857 All prisons in England and Wales 79,113
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	1,146	7,159	81,822
Male category B Trainer prisons 7,159 All prisons in England and Wales 81,822
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	1,145	7,138	87,129
Male category B Trainer prisons 7,138 All prisons in England and Wales 87,129
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	1,142	6,360	87,009
Male category B Trainer prisons 6,360 All prisons in England and Wales 87,009

Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

Source: Ministry of Justice, Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner by individual prison, 2015-16 to 2024-25 (HMPPS annual report and accounts, management information addendum), published 26 March 2026; Ministry of Justice, Prison population: monthly bulletin (2025-01 to 2026-08), published 7 September 2026; Ministry of Justice, HM Prison & Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2026: time series of staff in post, published 20 August 2026; HM Prison and Probation Service, Prison information pages on GOV.UK (addresses), with each postcode’s local authority from postcodes.io (ONS Postcode Directory).

What these figures do and don't show

Compare with prisons of the same function. Costs per prisoner differ by what a prison does: local prisons serving courts, training prisons, high-security, open and youth establishments.
Overall cost includes shared costs. HMPPS adds each prison’s share of regional and national costs (healthcare, education, maintenance contracts, headquarters) to what it spends itself.
Contracted prisons are costed differently, and their staff are not on the HMPPS payroll, so no staff figure is shown for them.
Nothing here shows cause and effect. A prison’s cost, crowding and staffing sit side by side; none is presented as the result of another.

Where this sits: United Kingdom → England and Wales → Ministry of Justice → HM Prison and Probation Service → Prisons in England and Wales → HMP Dovegate. Figures from data/services/justice.json, generated 29 September 2026.

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Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner by individual prison, 2015-16 to 2024-25 (HMPPS annual report and accounts, management information addendum)	Ministry of Justice	26 March 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0
Prison population: monthly bulletin (2025-01 to 2026-08)	Ministry of Justice	7 September 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0

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