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Who we are



Full members of the AMIMB belong to an Independent Monitoring Board which is attached to one of the 141 prisons and 10 immigration removal centres in England and Wales.

We also welcome associate members with an interest in penal affairs.

AMIMB Honorary Officers

Helen Boothman

Chair

Joined the IMB at HMP Litteley in 2004, currently vice-chairman and looking forward to Littlehey YOI opening in January 2010. I joined the AMIMB as a member since becoming an independent monitor and joined the executive committee as secretary in 2007 and became Chairman in 2008

 

Angela Clay

Vice Chair

My first insight into prison life was in 1997 when I visited East Sutton Park at the invitation of the chairman who I had interviewed for a gardening magazine.  Soon after that first visit I joined the Board and have since completed stints as vice chairman and chairman. As an AMIMB member I was very interested in the bigger picture of monitoring and was pleased to join the Executive Committee, was it seven years ago? I spent three years as chairman of AMIMB and am now vice chair. I am very encouraged by the progress that AMIMB is making in becoming a proactive organisation for its members.  

Margaret Carter

Secretary

After reading an article about the Independent Monitoring Board in a magazine and applying to join the board at Glen Parva Young Offenders Institute & Remand Centre in 1996, I have taken on a number of executive roles, having been Board Development Officer, Vice Chair and taking the position of Chair on two occasions. I have also had the privilege of being part of the Training Strategy Group. My areas of expertise is in Foreign Nationals Prisoners especially IS91’s, Suicide Awareness and training of members. I joined the AMIMB on appointment in 1996 becoming a member of the executive in 2008 with responsible for inputting information onto the newly updated web site, more news items for inclusion please, and have taken on the role of secretary for the forthcoming year. 

 

Jenny Budgell

Treasurer

 

Having had the chance to visit HMP Erlestoke I wrote to the Governor expressing an interest in doing voluntary work at the prison and he forwarded my details to the BoV chairman and I was appointed in December 1993 and very soon after I joined AMBoV (now AMIMB). In 1999 I joined the newly formed BoV at HMP/YOI Ashfield which opened it's doors in November 1999. I remained on both boards for 12 months after which I made the decision to transfer permanently to Ashfield. I have been a member of AMIMB Executive for over 5 years and have been the treasurer and membership secretary for the last 2 years. Running my own accountancy and book keeping business and having an excellent team has allowed me to work on ensuring that we have an accurate membership database and the ability to contact many of the members by email.  

We may all question what we achieve by being IMB members but I always ask myself 'what would it be like in the establishments that we visit if we were not there?'

 

              Executive     

Committee
2010
Wendy Anwar   HMP & YOI Moorlands
David Atkinson   HMP Dovegate
Christine Anderson   HMP Risley
Susan Dyas   HMP Hull
Don Granger    HMP Hull
Michael Reynolds      HMP Downview
Michael Watson MBE HMP Preston
Lesley Harvey National Council Representative
Brian Guthrie Editor Independent Monitor