Her Majesty's Prison Service is a part of the National Offender Management Service of the Government of the United Kingdom tasked with managing most of the prisons within England and Wales. (Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own prison services: the Scottish Prison Service and the Northern Ireland Prison Service, respectively).
The Director-General of the National Offender Management Service, currently Michael Spurr, is the administrator of the prison service. The Director-General reports to the Secretary of State for Justice and also works closely with the Prisons Minister, a junior ministerial post within the Ministry of Justice.
It has its head office in Clive House. It formerly had its head office in Cleland House in the City of Westminster, London.
Read more about Her Majesty's Prison Service: Operation, Reform, Private Prisons, Proposed Legislation, Independent Monitoring Board, HMPS in The National Offender Management Service
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