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Prison profile
HMP Send
Women's prison Public (HMPPS)
Population247of 255 operational places (97%)
Last inspectedApril 2025Full inspection, unannounced
Latest inspection
At its last full inspection (April 2025; report published July 2025), inspectors found outcomes for women were reasonably good for purposeful activity; good for safety, respect and preparation for release. It held 247 women at the time, against an operational capacity of 255.
Read our story Read the inspection report
Healthy prison tests: inspectors grade four areas from 1 (poor) to 4 (good).
Inspection history
- Safety: good · Respect: good · Purposeful activity: reasonably good · Preparation for release: good Read our story
- Safety: good · Respect: good · Purposeful activity: not sufficiently good · Rehabilitation and release planning: reasonably good Read our story
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HMP Send a very good prison that improved further, inspectors found
Inspectors rated the Surrey women's prison good for safety, respect and preparation for release, and found work and education had improved since 2021 under an ambitious governor.
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Send women’s prison coped remarkably well with COVID-19, inspectors found in 2021
The inspectorate's report on HMP Send, published in August 2021, praised excellent relationships between women and staff, but found pandemic visiting rules had kept many mothers from seeing their children.