A message from the Chair of the IAP

Welcome to the official website of the Independent Advisory Panel (IAP) on Deaths in Custody, part of the Ministerial Council on Deaths in Custody. The IAP play’s an important role in helping to shape government policy in this area through the provision of independent advice and expertise to the Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody.

I hope that you find this website useful and I look forward to receiving your views and input about our work. Thank you for taking the time to visit the site.

Latest news

  • Independent commission publish mental health and policing report

    The Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing have today published their report on how the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) interacts with people with mental health problems.

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  • Independent investigation into the case of 'AB' published

    The independent investigation into the life-threatening self-harm of AB at HMP Bedford on 24 June 2008 has been published, along with the response to the investigation from the National Offender Management Service (NOMS).

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  • IAP Meeting 8 May 2013

    The eighteenth meeting of the Independent Advisory Panel (IAP) on Deaths in Custody took place on Wednesday 8 May 2013.

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