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Independent Professional Advice on the Prevention of Self-Inflicted Deaths and Self-Harm at HMP Woodhill by Stephen Shaw
In January 2017, Stephen Shaw, a former Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, was commissioned to provide independent professional advice on the prevention of self-inflicted deaths and self-harm at HMP Woodhill, where there had been seven self-inflicted deaths during 2016. This followed a judicial review application from members of the families of two of the deceased prisoners. Their claim was subsequently rejected by the High Court in a judgment of 23 May 2017 (Scarfe & Ors, R (on the application of) v HMP Woodhill & Anor [2017] EWHC 1194 (Admin)).
Stephen Shaw submitted his report in May 2017, and it is published here. -
IAP meeting December 2017
The panel met on 7 December 2017 to discuss updates on the panel’s workstreams and future priorities which had resulted from the November 2017 Ministerial Board.
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Prison Deaths Are Avoidable, Not Inevitable
Read the IAP Chair's response to the latest Ministry of Justice Safety in Custody statistics.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/prison-deaths-avoidable-not-inevitable_uk_5a71ceede4b0dc6718578d6b
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