Parc scrutiny visit 2021
Report for Parc Prison and Young Offender Institution
Summary
HMYOI Parc is a children’s unit on the same site as, but separated from, the large category B men’s training prison of the same name situated just outside Bridgend in South Wales. At the time of this visit, it held 21 children with a capacity of about 60. We carried out a short scrutiny visit in April 2020 where we found that, despite restrictions, leaders and managers had successfully reintroduced face-to-face education and were giving children more time out of cell than at other establishments. At this visit there was evidence of further progress in many areas. Local leaders had been proactive in recovery planning, liaising with the Welsh Government and Public Health Wales to deliver consistent improvements in access to education and other activities during the previous year. This successful planning had enabled children to spend nearly 10 hours out of their cell each weekday, including 4.5 hours of education, daily exercise and evening association.