Minutes:
The Manager of Aycliffe Centre informed the Panel that a number of people from a Serbian Correctional Facility were due to visit HMYOI Wetherby, however the visit had been cancelled and they contacted the Manager of Aycliffe Secure Services Centre to ask if the party could visit Aycliffe instead. The visit was coordinated last minute and the guests from Serbia had been very impressed with the facilities, the support and the level of investment at Aycliffe.
The Manager of Aycliffe Centre informed the Panel that the Prison and Probation Ombudsman report relating to a recent incident at Aycliffe is now finalised.
The Panel noted that maintenance and facilities management at Aycliffe will transfer to Service Direct from 1 May 2018.