Apply to an Independent Monitoring Board for an application pack. 

 

Independent Monitoring Boards check the day-to-day standards of prisons - each prison has one associated with it. 

 

You do not need specific qualifications and you get trained. 

 

Contact the Independent Monitoring Board to volunteer. 

 

Telephone: 020 3334 3265 

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm 

Find out about call charges  

 

Volunteering usually takes up about 2 or 3 days per month. 

 

You will be invited to a tour of the prison and then asked to go for an interview.  

 

If successful, checks are done on your background - this is called ‘security clearance’. 

 

The process can take up to 3 months.