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Set statutory minimum for time out of cell in Young Offender Institutions, with data published

Recommendation
As well as making every effort to meet the statutory minimum of 15 hours for education, HMPPS must set a statutory minimum for time out of cell in Young Offender Institutions. As with adult prisons, this minimum must be monitored centrally using formalised and standardised data, which should also be published for accountability purposes, and HMPPS must provide urgent support to enable compliance. The Government must make it clear that any such target for time out of cell is a minimum, and not a maximum. (Recommendation, Paragraph 121) Prison Education
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 30 January 2026. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Recommendation age 0.8 yr
Report published 14 Nov 2025