Updated 29 January 2019
HMP Peterborough is a local Category B prison. It is England’s only dual purpose-built prison for men and women, who are kept separate at all times. The prison is located in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, and accommodates up to 360 female adult prisoners and young offenders, and 868 adult male prisoners. The prison is operated by Sodexo Justice Services.
Sodexo Limited provide primary health care and clinical substance misuse services at the prison. Sodexo Limited is registered with CQC to provide the regulated activity of Treatment of disease, disorder or injury at the location HMP Peterborough.
Our last joint inspection with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) was of the male side of the prison in July 2018. We found breaches of Regulation 12, Safe care and treatment, and Regulation 17, Good governance at this inspection. The joint inspection report can be found at:
https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/hmp-peterborough-male/
We carried out a focused inspection of the female side of the prison alongside the above joint inspection in July 2018. The purpose of this focused inspection was to follow up on breaches of regulations identified during the last joint inspection of the female side of the prison with HMIP in September 2017. During our focused inspection in July 2018 we found that there had been insufficient improvement on the female side of the prison and found ongoing breaches of regulations 12 and 17 and we took enforcement action. The report can be found at: