HMP Dovegate
HMP Dovegate is a Category B training prison for men in Uttoxeter. Run by Serco.
Christmas: visitor list by Mon 30 NovMoreton Lane, Marchington, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8XR
01283 829400How long things take at Dovegate
CommunityFrom families · updated 2 weeks ago
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Phone list / PIN · 10 days
First call · 2 days
First visit · 10 days
Notes that might name someone are read by a person before they show. Numbers, links and abuse are turned away. The waits stay up either way. How we check
Read all 18 family reports18 in their own words · filter by phones, visits, money
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prisoncheckMonday 30 November: Get on their visitor list
in 31 daysIt can take up to 2 weeks, then book.
Monday 21 December: Last day to send money
Thursday 24 December: Release if due out 25–28 Dec
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Questions families ask about Dovegate
Someone has just gone to Dovegate. What happens first?
Reception often allows a short first-night call. After that, they add your number to their PIN phone list, and you go on their visitor list before you can book a visit.
Someone has just gone to prisonHow long does the PIN take at Dovegate?
Families at Dovegate say about 3 days, from 6 reports. The latest was 2 weeks ago.
The PIN wait at DovegateHow long until the first call from Dovegate?
Families at Dovegate say about 1 day, from 5 reports. The latest was 3 weeks ago.
The first call from DovegateHow long until the first visit at Dovegate?
Families at Dovegate say about 3 days, from 5 reports. The latest was 3 weeks ago.
The first visit at DovegateWhen can I visit Dovegate?
They add you to their visitor list first, which can take up to 2 weeks. Then book on GOV.UK. Bring photo ID that has not expired.
Visiting times at DovegateHow much do calls from Dovegate cost?
They pay 5.5p a minute to call a mobile and 2.48p to a landline on weekdays. Calls come out of their phone credit, not yours.
Call costs at DovegateHow do I send money to someone in Dovegate?
Online with GOV.UK’s Send money to someone in prison. It is free and the only way. You need their name, date of birth and prisoner number.
Money at DovegateWhat time are people released from Dovegate?
Families usually collect in the morning. No gate time reported here yet. Only the prison can confirm the date.
When do they get out?