Her (now His) Majesty's Prison Dovegate opened in 2001 as a private prison, operated by the Serco Group under a 25-year Design, build and manage, PFI contract.
In 2009 with the creation of an additional accommodation block, and the expansion of other facilities, the prison increased its capacity to 860 places in the main prison, with 200 places in the Therapeutic prison.
Regime and facilitiesedit
Dovegate receives Category B convicted prisoners serving four years and over with at least 18 months left to serve. Accommodation at the prison is divided into the main prison (860 places) and the Therapeutic Prison (200 places). In 2009 the addition of a further accommodation block and other facilities, saw the original capacity increase, and the prison now has 130 remand places, taking remand prisoners from Stoke and Newcastle-under-Lyme courts.
The education department of the jail has space for 126 prisoners to receive part-time education in classes operating 5 days a week. Activities range from basic skills to Open University courses. Other facilities include a library, shop, gym and sports centre. Dovegate has 24-hour primary healthcare facility, with a full-time medical officer.
There is a staffed visitor's centre. The main visiting area has both indoor and outdoor children's play areas. It also has a bus stop directly outside the gates with Services every 2 hours to Uttoxeter and Burton on Trent.[1]
HM Inspectorate of prisons published reports on Dovegate from 2003 to 2011.[2]
Referencesedit
^"402 Bus Timetable" (PDF). Midland Classic. 2021.
^"Prison and YOI inspections at Dovegate". 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Archived at UK Government Web Archive.
External linksedit
Ministry of Justice pages on Dovegate
HMP Dovegate - HM Inspectorate of Prisons Reports
April 17, 2024
prison, dovegate, majesty, prison, dovegate, category, private, prison, near, uttoxeter, staffordshire, england, operated, serco, locationuttoxeter, staffordshirecoordinates52, 8713, 7809, 8713, 7809statusoperationalsecurity, classcategory, bcapacity1160, sept. His Majesty s Prison Dovegate is a Category B men s private prison near Uttoxeter in Staffordshire England operated by Serco HM Prison DovegateLocationUttoxeter StaffordshireCoordinates52 52 17 N 1 46 51 W 52 8713 N 1 7809 W 52 8713 1 7809StatusOperationalSecurity classCategory BCapacity1160 September 2009 Opened2001Managed bySercoDirectorStewart RoomWebsitewww wbr serco wbr com wbr uk wbr sector expertise wbr justice wbr hmp dovegate Contents 1 History 2 Regime and facilities 3 References 4 External linksHistory editHer now His Majesty s Prison Dovegate opened in 2001 as a private prison operated by the Serco Group under a 25 year Design build and manage PFI contract In 2009 with the creation of an additional accommodation block and the expansion of other facilities the prison increased its capacity to 860 places in the main prison with 200 places in the Therapeutic prison Regime and facilities editDovegate receives Category B convicted prisoners serving four years and over with at least 18 months left to serve Accommodation at the prison is divided into the main prison 860 places and the Therapeutic Prison 200 places In 2009 the addition of a further accommodation block and other facilities saw the original capacity increase and the prison now has 130 remand places taking remand prisoners from Stoke and Newcastle under Lyme courts The education department of the jail has space for 126 prisoners to receive part time education in classes operating 5 days a week Activities range from basic skills to Open University courses Other facilities include a library shop gym and sports centre Dovegate has 24 hour primary healthcare facility with a full time medical officer Chaplaincy services include a full time Church of England chaplain and a full time Islamic minister part time Methodist and Roman Catholic ministers as well as visiting Jewish Buddhist Sikh and Jehovah s Witness ministers There is a dedicated place of worship with Christian and multi faith areas There is a staffed visitor s centre The main visiting area has both indoor and outdoor children s play areas It also has a bus stop directly outside the gates with Services every 2 hours to Uttoxeter and Burton on Trent 1 HM Inspectorate of prisons published reports on Dovegate from 2003 to 2011 2 References edit 402 Bus Timetable PDF Midland Classic 2021 Prison and YOI inspections at Dovegate 7 March 2012 Archived from the original on 6 February 2013 Archived at UK Government Web Archive External links editMinistry of Justice pages on Dovegate Serco pages on Dovegate HMP Dovegate HM Inspectorate of Prisons Reports Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HM Prison Dovegate amp oldid 1213522739, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
