To date, we have delivered c.5,900 places. This includes our two new prisons HMP Five Wells and HMP Fosse Way. By the end of 2025, we are on track to have delivered around 10,000 places in total. This will include our third new prison, HMP Millsike, delivering c.1,500 places, new houseblocks at HMPs Stocken and Rye Hill, as well as hundreds more Rapid Deployment Cells.<\/p>
Under current plans, we are scheduled to deliver at the following sites from 21 March 2024:<\/p>
Programme<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Site<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Places<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> New Prisons<\/p><\/td> HMP Millsike<\/p><\/td> 1,468<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Garth Wymott 2*<\/p><\/td> 1,715<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gartree 2<\/p><\/td> 1,715<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grendon 2<\/p><\/td> 1,468<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Gartree Houseblock **<\/p><\/td> 247<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Fosse Way Houseblock<\/p><\/td> 245<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Private prisons \u2013 houseblock<\/p><\/td> HMP Rye Hill<\/p><\/td> 458<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Parc**<\/p><\/td> 320<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Houseblocks<\/p><\/td> HMP Bullingdon<\/p><\/td> 247<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Channings Wood<\/p><\/td> 494<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Elmley<\/p><\/td> 247<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Hindley<\/p><\/td> 494<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Highpoint<\/p><\/td> 741<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Wayland<\/p><\/td> 121<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Guys Marsh<\/p><\/td> 180<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Stocken<\/p><\/td> 214<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Refurbishments<\/p><\/td> HMP Birmingham<\/p><\/td> 301<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Norwich<\/p><\/td> 171<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Liverpool<\/p><\/td> 350***<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rapid Deployment Cells<\/p><\/td> HMP Erlestoke<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Foston Hall<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP The Verne<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Northumberland<\/p><\/td> 60<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Springhill<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Kirklevington Grange<\/p><\/td> 153<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Prescoed<\/p><\/td> 80<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Category D<\/p><\/td> HMP Hatfield<\/p><\/td> 60<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Leyhill **<\/p><\/td> 240<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Springhill **<\/p><\/td> 180<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Sudbury<\/p><\/td> 120<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Ford **<\/p><\/td> 420<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Standford Hill **<\/p><\/td> 240<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Small Secure Houseblocks<\/p><\/td> HMP Brinsford<\/p><\/td> 120<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Humber<\/p><\/td> 120<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Lancaster Farms<\/p><\/td> 240<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Morton Hall<\/p><\/td> 60<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Northumberland<\/p><\/td> 240<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Onley<\/p><\/td> 180<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Ranby<\/p><\/td> 120<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Erlestoke<\/p><\/td> 180<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> * This site is subject to an ongoing planning appeal.<\/p><\/li> ** Delivery at these sites is subject to planning permission.<\/p><\/li> *** A wing-by-wing refurbishment is ongoing, with some places already delivered.<\/p><\/li> Any additional sites not listed here are commercially sensitive and information released about these would prejudice the department\u2019s negotiating position and ability to achieve value for money in these developments.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>"}
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