Thameside inspection report 2026
Report for Thameside Prison
Summary
New leaders had begun to drive progress. Improvements in health care were particularly noteworthy, the quality of teaching was better, and there were more effective processes to allocate men to activities. Support for those at risk of self-harm was more robust. However, there was still too much violence in the prison, with too many serious incidents, and drugs were still too easily available. Points to note: Funding for enhanced gate security had yet to be agreed, too few staff searches were carried out, and not enough prisoner drug tests were completed in response to intelligence.