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Monthly snapshot: 24 August 2026
Operational capacity is the capacity reported for this prison in the same monthly bulletin.
Official monthly spreadsheet · Ministry of Justice publication
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Location information checked 13 September 2026.
9 February 2026
HMYOI Wetherby is an establishment in Yorkshire that can hold up to 288 boys between the ages of 15 and 18. However, a combination of recent reductions in the number of children in custody across England and Wales and the higher demand for places in…
9 December 2024
Report on an independent review of progress at HMYOI Wetherby by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (22 October – 6 November 2024) Progress at Wetherby, the largest young offender institution in the country, had been slow, and violence, disorder and self-harm had been rising. However,…
22 October 2024
HM Inspectorate surveyed children at HMYOI Wetherby and the Keppel unit on 22 October 2024. The population was 149; questionnaires were given to 140 children and 107 were completed, a 76% response rate. The report presents the full questionnaire results and compares responses with other…
5 March 2024
This complex young offender institution (YOI) in Yorkshire holds children with a range of needs, including those in the Keppel Unit, a national resource for the most vulnerable children; provision for a small number of girls; boys on short sentences or remand; and a small…
21 September 2022
we found that outcomes for children had declined in the areas of purposeful activity and resettlement on the main site and across all four healthy prison tests on Keppel unit. At this independent review of progress, we assessed progress against 14 recommendations and found that…
16 March 2022
Wetherby is the largest young offender institution (YOI) in the country. It held 143 children – including three girls in the Napier unit – at the time of our inspection, much reduced from its capacity of 266. Our healthy prison test scores show that ground…
26 February 2021
Inspectors visited HMYOI Wetherby and the Keppel unit in January 2021 while COVID-19 restrictions still shaped daily life. The establishment had improved safety and care since the previous visit, and relationships between children and staff were generally positive. However, small family groups and quarantine arrangements…
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