Over 71 participants, including 59 representatives from 40 Council of Europe member States, attended the annual meeting of the Council for Penological Co-operation (PC-CP) which took place in Strasbourg from 3 to 5 November 2026.

The Committee finalised the Draft Committee of Ministers Recommendation concerning foreign nationals in prison and under probation (and its Explanatory Memorandum), and held a first reading of the revised Council of Europe Probation Rules. It also agreed on its proposed Terms of Reference for 2028-2031, and discussed various topics including the Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics (SPACE) and the upcoming Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation Services (CDPPS), to take place in Dublin, Ireland, on 2 and 3 June 2027.