DIRECTORS WELCOME TO THE HMP/YOI PARC WEBSITE

Central to our philosophy is the relationship between staff and residents. Our training and operational practices emphasise the need to treat residents with dignity and respect. G4S staff build positive and supportive relationships with residents in their care. We create a constructive regime through provision of suitable education and work programmes. We actively encourage prisoners to address the causes of their offending. This is achieved by the provision of a range of Offending Behaviour Programmes, active sentence planning procedures and by providing appropriate employment and training opportunities.

We provide an environment which is modelled on the terms, conditions, practices and standards both offered and expected by industrial employers. We give residents real work experience which reflects the ethics required in business. G4S provides opportunities for residents to gain national vocational qualifications that assist them to find work on their release.

Many visitors, on first coming to Parc, are surprised at what they see once they enter the prison as the site is large and spacious and spotlessly clean. We believe that the environment impacts on those in our care and plays a significant role in the rehabilitation process. With this in mind, throughout the site are extensive gardens that contain pieces of art often made by the prisoners themselves. Embedded within these visual displays is an emphasis on ecology and nature conservancy. The gardens won recognition from the Royal Horticultural Society who awarded the prison the prestigious Windlesham Prize in 2017 and 2019.

Parc has won many awards over the years that reflect the high levels of professionalism that make the prison what it is today. Below are some of the major and more recent ones.