HMP Channings Wood houseblock & RDC programme

StageNew houseblocks under construction (underway by Dec 2025)
Next milestoneHouseblock completion (date not published)
Last checked1 November 2026

Source: GOV.UK (MoJ), Prison building boom to make streets safer →

What has changed on this project, and when

Next milestone: Houseblock completion (date not published)2 November 2026 · previously: RDC units online by summer 2026; houseblocks completing through 2027+.
Stage: New houseblocks under construction (underway by Dec 2025)2 November 2026 · previously: active
Value: Not disclosed (part of £4.7bn 2026/27-2029/30 programme)2 November 2026 · previously: £4.7bn capacity programme (2026/27-2029/30)

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