HMP PETERBOROUGH

Peterborough

Address:

HMP PETERBOROUGH,
Saville Road,
Westwood,
PETERBOROUGH,
Cambridgeshire PE3 7PD
Tel. (01733) 217500
Fax. (01733) 217501

Governor: Mike Conway (Prison Director)

Controller: Mark Howell

General Description

Though the prison didn't open fully until Easter 2005AD, building work finished in November 2004AD. (The remainder of the time was used for staff training.)

This document was last revised THUr^~5/8/2010AD.

Operational Capacity: 840

Reception Criteria

Accommodates 480 men and 360 women.

Takes all people on remand from courts in Cambridgeshire and some existing prisoners from overcrowded jails in other parts of the UK. Female prisoners will also come from North Lincolnshire to North London. Most of the prisoners will either be on remand or awaiting transfer to other prisons after their trial.

Regime

The prison is split in two, housing male people on the (south) blue side and female people on the (north) red side. All captives will be aged over 21.
"Built with space, colour and natural light in mind."
Each side has a gym and healthcare centre.

The emphasis in provided education is vocational, eg hairdressing, catering.

Supposedly people will have 12 hours per day out of their cells; other prisons have claimed similar things but ended-up with 23-hour lockups.

Location

Type of Accommodation

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Recent Report

(Pending retrieval)

Visiting Information

Visiting Times

For all visits:
Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays: 0900 - 1700
There are no visits on Christmas Day and New Years Day.

Dedicated booking lines:
Tel. (01733) 217536 (Revised)
Fax. (01733) 217512
(Legal representatives should fax their requests.)

For weekday (Monday - Friday) visits:
Social visits: 1300 - 1930
Legal & official visits: 0900 - 1930

There is a free car park available for visitors.

Booking Information

Arranging Visits

Convicted prisoners will receive a Visiting Order on a weekly basis that should be mailed to intended visitors.
Visitors for remand prisoners should telephone the booking line and arrangements will be made for their Visiting Order to be collected at the visitors' reception.

Remand Visits Entitlements

Basic regime prisoners can have 30 minutes per day. The visit must be completed by 1630.

Standard regime prisoners can have one visit each weekday for 60 minutes.

Convicted Visits Entitlements

Basic regime prisoners can have one visit up to a maximum of one hour per week.

Standard regime prisoners can have one visit for a maximum of two hours per week.

Enhanced regime prisoners can have one visit per week up to a maximum of three hours, plus one additional three hour visit per month by application only.

How to get there...

Peterborough is mid-way between the East Anglian coast and the Midlands. 5 miles from the A1, and 20 miles from the A14, which links the east coast ports with the Midlands. Main routes by road are via the A47 and A15.

• Travel Information Tel. (01733) 317336
• Tourist Info Tel. (01733) 452336
• Peterborough Bus Times
• Accurate gate position on an interactive map

Directions:

• Bus from local centres:
  • The Bus Station is in a region called Queensgate, next to the East Coast mainline Railway Station.
  • Probably the best option is Stagecoach citi 3 from Queensgate Bay 2 to Westfield Road (Westwood), every 10 minutes at peak times. Ask the driver for the nearest stop to the prison.
  • Routes 6 (Stagecoach, also from Bay 2) &  6A (First Choice, from Bay 1A) are trial services until Thursday 31st March 2005. (They will continue if there is enough demand.)
  • Bus destination is quoted as "Westwood, Hampton Court".
    Bus Timetables for Services 3, 6, and 6A may be downloaded here.
• From the North:
  • Take the A1, turning left onto the A47(T) Dual Carriageway at Wansford.
  • Carry on into Peterborough, where the road is called Soke Parkway.
  • Follow directions as from the west, below.
• From the West:
  
  • Take the A47 from Leicester.
    Nearer Peterborough it becomes the A47(T) Dual Carriageway, called Soke Parkway.
  • After about 6 miles, you will pass under a pedestrian bridge.
    Just after this is the flyover-style junction with Bretton Gate.
  • Exit here and turn right (East) onto Bretton Gate.
  • Follow this gently curving road to it's end, passing straight over several crossroads and two small roundabouts.
  • Directly after the second roundabout, there is a T-junction at which you should turn left. This is Saville Road.
  • The prison is clearly signposted a short way up the road, on the right.
• From the East:
  • Take the A47 into Peterborough, where the road is called the A47(T) Soke Parkway. Go straight over the major junction with the A15 Lincoln Road / Bourges Boulevard. You will pass over a railway bridge; take the next exit slipway left into Gresley Way.
  • Carry straight on for about a mile, passing straight over a small roundabout halfway along.
  • Turn left at the roundabout with Breton Gate. Immediately there will be a T-Junction, at which you should turn left again, into Saville Road.
  • The prison is clearly signposted on the right.
• From the South:
  • Take the A1(M). Carry straight on after the final Junction (17) where the road becomes the A1. Take the next right onto the A605 at Alwalton.
  • Continue straight along this road for 4 miles, until it becomes Oundle Road and terminates at the junction with the A15 London Road opposite the City Leisure Centre.
  • Turn left onto the main A15, and follow it round as it becomes Bridge Street, then Bourges Boulevard. Passing the Railway Station on your left, continue as for overground directions from the Station, below.
• Overground:
  (Local route, suitable for taxies and cyclists.)
  • The nearest rail station is Peterborough.
  • Exit Station Road, turning left onto the A15 Bourges Boulevard heading North.
  • Pass straight over one roundabout, and turn left at the next, into Westfield Road.
  • Go over the railway bridge, then right at the next roundabout, onto Gresley Way, and right again at the next roundabout, onto Saville Road.
  • The prison is clearly marked on the right.
  • Taxis can be taken from the station to the prison.

A (free) Visitors Car Park is available.

BOARD OF VISITORS

Clerk to the Board of Visitors,
HMP PETERBOROUGH,
Saville Road,
Westwood,
PETERBOROUGH,
Cambridgeshire PE3 7PD

General Information

• Dedicated institution website.
• Recent illustrated articles in the local paper.
• The factory previously occupying the site; many construction photographs.

Healthcare

There is a 12-Place Mother and Baby Unit, and inpatient facilities in the Healthcare Centre.

Other Information

Prison Service Area: Eastern

Area Manager: Danny McAllister

Escort Area/Contractor: Area 4/Group4

Constituency: Peterborough

MP: Helen Clark (née Brinton) (Labour)

Local Authority
-County: Cambridgeshire
-District: Peterborough

Constabulary: Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Probation Service area: Cambridgeshire Probation Service

Information researched by The Freedom Campaign with some continuing assistance from UKDS.

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