The Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor, Rt Hon. KC MP, has announced the Royal
reappointment of Charlie Taylor as the Chief Inspector of Prisons
(HMCI Prisons) for a second term of 3 years. His reappointment
will run from 1 November 2023 to 31 October 2026.
Mr Taylor’s original appointment tenure commenced on 1 November
2020 for a 3 year term to run until 31 October 2023.
The recruitment of HMCI Prisons is regulated by the Commissioner
for Public Appointments and this reappointment has been made in
line with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons is an independent
inspectorate. The Chief Inspector reports directly to Ministers
but operates independently of government and the services under
its scrutiny. The Chief Inspector has a duty to report on
conditions for and treatment of those in prison, young offender
institutions, secure training centres, immigration detention
facilities, police and court custody suites, customs
custody facilities and military detention in England and
Wales.
Charlie Taylor Biography
Charlie Taylor was initially appointed as HM Chief Inspector of
Prisons in 2020 and was re-appointed in 2023. From 2017-2020 Mr
Taylor was Chair of the Youth Justice Board for England and
Wales. Before taking up this role he led the government’s review
of the youth justice system. Mr Taylor was Chief Executive of the
National College of Teaching and Leadership from its launch in
2013. He is a former head teacher of The Willows, a school for
children with complex behavioural, emotional and social
difficulties. He was the Coalition Government’s expert adviser on
behaviour until 2012 and produced reviews for the Department for
Education on alternative provision (for children excluded from
mainstream schools) and attendance in schools.
