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Blog: UK NPM Reporting Dashboard Launch

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The UK NPM is thrilled to announce the launch of our groundbreaking new Reporting Dashboard. The first of its kind, this tool will bring together and codify all UK NPM findings in one accessible platform, offering public access to the collective insight of more than 3500 monitors working across the UK’s places of detention.

As a multi-body NPM, thousands of recommendations are made every year across our 21 bodies. Until now, these findings have only been accessible through individual reports or organisation websites, making it difficult to see the bigger picture or share effective solutions. The Reporting Dashboard transforms this by providing a central space that consolidates all UK NPM data in real time, helping to identify trends, challenges and areas of improvement across detention settings.

This tool was designed with everyone in mind, from NPM monitors to oversight bodies, civil society, policymakers and anyone working to improve conditions in places of deprivation of liberty.

Beyond its core purpose of serving as a central system for UK NPM findings, a key feature of the Reporting Dashboard is its ability to facilitate knowledge sharing. For example, a prison governor can quickly access a list of recommendations or best practices from other prisons across the UK. This kind of knowledge exchange could encourage the adoption of more successful strategies and can drive meaningful improvements in detention.

Additionally, the Reporting Dashboard allows users to download tailored reports on specific establishments, nations, populations and more, making it easier to compile evidence for reports, advocacy or business cases.

By bringing together findings from all UK NPM bodies, the Reporting Dashboard also fosters greater collaboration and learning, enabling organisations to review each other’s observations and recommendations. This collective insight supports the development of clearer, more actionable, and impactful recommendations in the future.

Below are some sneak peeks of the Reporting Dashboard, showcasing its intuitive interface and powerful data exploration capabilities.

Launch details

Our launch will take place on 20th August 2025, when you will be able to hear from UK NPM central team about the creation of the Reporting Dashboard, see a live demonstration of how to explore and interact with the data, and have the chance to ask any questions or offer any insights.

The launch will also offer the chance to hear from world-leading experts across the sector. Speaking at the event will be:

  • Dr Elina Steinerte – Vice chair for National Preventive Mechanisms, United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
  • Professor Nicholas Hardwick – Professor at Royal Holloway and Former HM Chief Inspector of Prisons
  • Rob Linham OBE – Deputy Director of Rights and Public Law, Ministry of Justice
  • Chief Inspector Jacqui Durkin – Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland
  • Alice O’Fee – Delivery Lead at Robiquity

Register your interest for the launch here.

The Reporting Dashboard represents a major step forward in promoting transparency, collaboration, and accountability across the UK’s detention oversight framework. We look forward to seeing how it will empower users to better understand, monitor, and improve conditions for those deprived of their liberty.