Public services in 2018: performance and pressure
This event launched the third edition of Performance Tracker, a data-driven analysis of the performance of key public services from the Institute for
This event launched the third edition of Performance Tracker, a data-driven analysis of the performance of key public services from the Institute for
Some types of prison perform better than others, but open prisons are the clear stand-out across all metrics.
Rates of violence, protesting behaviours and self-harm are all rising in a clear majority of prisons in England and Wales.
Violence, self-harm and ‘protesting behaviours’ have risen sharply across almost all prisons.
National deterioration reflects systemic problems more than widespread failures by individual governors or especially challenging prisoner cohorts.