HMPPS Insights

What HMPPS Insights does

HMPPS Insights is the official internal knowledge-sharing and engagement platform of HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS), an executive agency of the UK Ministry of Justice. Established in 2019, it brings together staff and partners from across the Criminal Justice System (CJS) in England and Wales, including prisons, probation, youth justice, voluntary sector organizations, and other government departments, to learn, share, connect and celebrate innovative work. Its core offerings are the annual Insights Festival (a multi-week programme of online, in-person, and VIP events), year-round guest blog articles authored by HMPPS staff and external contributors, and on-demand event recordings distributed via YouTube. The programme won the 2022 Inspire Justice Award and has delivered four festivals since inception.

The platform is built on the GOV.UK Website Builder (WordPress-based), with event bookings handled via Microsoft Office 365 Forms and event recordings hosted on a dedicated YouTube channel (@hmppsinsights239). It maintains social media presence on LinkedIn and Twitter. HMPPS Insights collaborates with the MoJ Evidence & Partnerships Hub on the Statement of Operational Evidence Needs (SOEN) and Areas of Research Interest (ARI) 2025, extending its scope into academic research brokerage. Notable partners include HMI Prisons, Prison Reform Trust, Centre for Justice Innovation, the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research at Birkbeck, the Wildlife Trust, and Public Health England.

HMPPS Insights is a publicly funded government service provided at no cost to users. It has no commercial revenue, no pricing model, and no external shareholders; funding flows from the Ministry of Justice via HMPPS. The Insights Engagement Team sits within HMPPS Evidence and Insights under the Strategy, Planning and Corporate Delivery Directorate. Customer concentration is effectively total, with HMPPS and the MoJ serving simultaneously as funder, operator, and primary audience.

Name

HMPPS Insights

Legal name

HMPPS Insights (HM Prison & Probation Service)

Website

https://hmppsinsights.service.justice.gov.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

HMPPS Insights is the official internal knowledge-sharing platform of HM Prison & Probation Service, delivering the annual Insights Festival, guest blogs, and event recordings to Criminal Justice System staff and partners across England and Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Knowledge Sharing Services

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

OER Repositories, Discovery & Metadata Services (EDAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Criminal justice events
• Knowledge sharing platform
• Government staff engagement
• Justice sector collaboration
• Public sector learning

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HMPPS Insights is a UK government knowledge-sharing service under HM Prison & Probation Service that brings together people across the Criminal Justice System to learn, share, connect, and celebrate innovative work. Its primary offering is the annual Insights Festival, a two-week programme of 150+ events covering prisons, probation, youth services, voluntary sector, and wider justice services. It also publishes year-round guest blog articles authored by HMPPS staff and partners, and makes event recordings available on demand via YouTube for internal and external audiences.

Product overview

HMPPS Insights is a single unified service that brings people together from across the Criminal Justice System to learn, share, connect and celebrate the excellent and innovative work that they do. The service consists of three interconnected offerings: the Insights Festival (an award-winning programme of events), Guest Blog Articles (throughout the year), and Event Recordings (on demand via YouTube). All content is created by staff for staff across the criminal justice sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Insights Festival The Insights Festival is an award-winning annual programme of events showcasing innovative work taking place across prisons, probation, youth services, voluntary sector and wider justice services. It runs as a two-week event series with more than 150 events, including online, in-person, and VIP experiences such as prison visits, Parliament access, and meetings with senior leaders.
• Guest Blog Articles

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Justice (MoJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMPPS Insights is an initiative under HMPPS which operates within the Ministry of Justice. The platform collaborates with MoJ's Evidence & Partnerships Hub and supports the Ministry's Areas of Research Interest (ARI) 2025 through initiatives like the SOEN (Statement of Operational Evidence Needs).
• Criminal Justice System OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHMPPS Insights brings together people from across the entire Criminal Justice System including prisons, probation, youth services, voluntary sector, and wider justice services. These organizations host events, share knowledge, and collaborate through the platform.
• Prison Reform TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent charity working for a just, humane and effective penal system. Hosted VIP events at Insights23 including meetings with Chief Executive Pia Sinha. PRT influences penal policy and provides critical friendship to HMPPS.
• HMI Prisons (His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHis Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons participates in Insights25 events, including sessions with HM Chief Inspector Charlie Taylor and team members explaining inspection processes.
• Ministry of Justice Evidence & Partnerships HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on the HMPPS Statement of Operational Evidence Needs (SOEN) and the Ministry's Areas of Research Interest (ARI) 2025, facilitating academic partnerships and research collaboration.
• 3Pillars ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports-based mentoring programme for individuals in custody and post-release. Participated in Insights25 delivering sessions on stoicism and wellbeing for frontline prison and probation staff.
• UK Fashion & Textiles AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Prison Industries to train instructors in a Production Sewing Machinist Programme, better preparing prisoners for employment in fashion and textile careers.
• Public Health EnglandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Prison Industries to develop and manufacture higher quality toothbrushes at HMP Garth, supporting oral health for prisoners.
• The Wildlife TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunded and helped build the butterfly path at HMP Berwyn's Children's Butterfly Garden Pollinator Garden, enhancing biodiversity on the prison estate.
• Centre for Justice InnovationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and practice organization that contributes guest blogs on topics like language barriers in the criminal justice system, working with practitioners to develop improved ways of working.
• Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICJPR), BirkbeckminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner conducting research on language barriers in the criminal justice system and developing practitioner guidance.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HmppsInsights
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@hmppsinsights239
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hmpps-insights

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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