Visit someone in prison - GOV.UK Cookies on GOV.UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work. We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Accept additional cookies Reject additional cookies View cookies Hide cookie message Skip to main content Navigation menu Menu Menu Services and information Benefits Births, death, marriages and care Business and self-employed Childcare and parenting Citizenship and living in the UK Crime, justice and the law Disabled people Driving and transport Education and learning Employing people Environment and countryside Housing and local services Money and tax Passports, travel and living abroad Visas and immigration Working, jobs and pensions Government activity Departments Departments, agencies and public bodies News News stories, speeches, letters and notices Guidance and regulation Detailed guidance, regulations and rules Research and statistics Reports, analysis and official statistics Policy papers and consultations Consultations and strategy Transparency Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports Search GOV.UK × Search GOV.UK Search Search GOV.UK Search Home Crime, justice and the law Prisons and probation Visit someone in prison Use this service to book a social visit to a prisoner in England or Wales. You can make a booking for yourself or for someone else. There’s a different way to book a prison visit in Northern Ireland or a prison visit in Scotland. This service is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg). To use this service you need the: dates of birth for all visitors prisoner’s date of birth prison number prison location You can apply to find a prisoner’s location if you do not know which prison they’re in. The prisoner must add any visitors to their visitor list before you can book a visit. This can take up to 2 weeks. Book a prison visit Start now Visits you cannot book through this service Contact the prison directly if you need to arrange any of the following: legal visits, for example legal professionals discussing the prisoner’s case reception visits, for example the first visit to the prisoner within 72 hours of being admitted double visits, for example visiting for 2 hours instead of 1 family day visits - special family events that the prison organises Help with the costs of prison visits You may be able to get help with the cost of prison visits if you’re getting certain benefits or have a health certificate. Related content Staying in touch with someone in prison Send money to someone in prison Get help with the cost of prison visits Apply to find a prisoner’s location Explore the topic Prisons and probation Is this page useful? Maybe Yes this page is useful No this page is not useful Thank you for your feedback Report a problem with this page Help us improve GOV.UK Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. This field is for robots only. Please leave blank What were you doing? What went wrong? Send Cancel Help us improve GOV.UK To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab). Cancel Services and information Benefits Births, death, marriages and care Business and self-employed Childcare and parenting Citizenship and living in the UK Crime, justice and the law Disabled people Driving and transport Education and learning Employing people Environment and countryside Housing and local services Money and tax Passports, travel and living abroad Visas and immigration Working, jobs and pensions Government activity Departments News Guidance and regulation Research and statistics Policy papers and consultations Transparency How government works Get involved Support links Help Privacy Cookies Accessibility statement Contact Terms and conditions Rhestr o Wasanaethau Cymraeg Government Digital Service All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated © Crown copyright