Governors are not required to report transferring prisoners to other establishments as transfers are a regular and frequent occurrence.
On 20 October 2009, the Secretary of State for Justice, made a statement to the House of Commons asking Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons to work with the Ministry of Justice director of analytical services to investigate whether any temporary transfer of prisoners had occurred before an inspection by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons. The results of this investigation will be made available in due course.