Service provided by Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact)
HMP YOI Styal Family and Significant Other Service
Pact’s prison-based Family & Significant Other Services are commissioned by HMPPS and offer holistic support to women in prison and their family members to maintain positive relationships.
Family & Visitors’ Centre
Pact runs the Family & Visitors’ Centre at HMP YOI Styal, ensuring families a warm welcome when they visit. Our team supports prisoners’ family members, friends and loved ones, offering emotional and practical support before and after a visit.
We can also offer guidance and resources around:
- Travel and transport
- Financial assistance for prison visits
- Signposting to Pact services and other helpful organisations
- Supporting children and young people affected by imprisonment
- Raising concerns or making a complaint
Supporting women in prison
Our caseworkers offer emotional and practical support for women to maintain positive relationships with their children and/or families and prepare for a fresh start after release. This work includes relationship and parenting education and support, family liaison, access to welfare grants, and support for women to engage with other relevant services.
At HMP YOI Styal, we run our ‘Visiting Mum‘ Programme, which supports Welsh mothers in maintaining positive relationships with their children during their sentence.
Family Days
Pact holds a variety of Family Days and Saturday morning visits enrichments. These are hosted for women, their children, and their families. We also hold support sessions for women who have no visits.
Referral Information
Pact can receive referrals at any time during a prisoner’s custody at HMP YOI Styal.
These can be self-referrals or referrals from prison staff, family members or community professionals.
Referrals Offered:
- This service does not offer Booking referrals
- This service does not offer Drop-in referrals
- This service does not offer Electronic referrals
- This service offers Other – See referral information referrals