The spring budget 2023: the pressures on public services
Ahead of the spring budget, the IfG and CIPFA presented the key findings of their latest Performance Tracker.

Ahead of the spring budget, the IfG and CIPFA presented the key findings of their latest Performance Tracker.
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.