Ministry of Justice

We are delighted that you have made the decision to return to HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) through one of our national returners' schemes. As you know, HMPPS is here to prevent victims by changing lives and your role is vital to this.

We continue to work with our partners to carry out the sentences given by the courts, either in custody or the community.

We reduce reoffending by rehabilitating the people in our care through education and employment. The agency is made up of HM Prison Service, Probation Service, Youth Custody Service and a headquarters focussed on creating tools and learning.

Within England and Wales, we are responsible for:

• running prison and probation services
• rehabilitation services for people in our care leaving prison
• making sure support is available to stop people reoffending
• contract managing private sector prisons and services such as:
• the prisoner escort service
• electronic tagging

Through the Prison Service: we manage public sector prisons and the contract for private prisons in England and Wales.