HM Chief Inspector of Prisons

The Prisons Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 38) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that introduced five paid prison inspectors. Sections 2, 5, 6, 11, and 12 of the act were repealed by section 73 of, and the third schedule to, the Prison Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 126). The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1953 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 5). == HM Chief Inspectors of Prisons ==

• 1981–1982: Philip Barry • 1982–1987: Sir James Hennessy • 1987–1995: Judge Stephen Tumim • 1995–2001: General Sir David Ramsbotham • 2001–2010: Dame Anne Owers • 2010–2016: Nick Hardwick • 2016–2020: Peter Clarke • 2020–present: Charlie Taylor == See also ==