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Welcome to our News section. Here, you will find an update on the latest activities of the IAP, relevant research and good practice documents from across the custody sectors, as well as our most recent press releases. For further information, please click on the links below.

Disclaimer: below are news items associated with our work that you may find helpful. Please note that the IAP does not necessarily endorse the contents of these.

Medical Justice publish study on children in immigration detention

Friday 24 September 2010

Medical Justice have published their report, which presents key findings from their study into the detention of children for immigration purposes.

MoJ publishes reports made under Rule 43 of the Coroners Rules

Friday 24 September 2010

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ), yesterday, published its third summary of recommendations made by coroners between 1 October 2009 and 31 March 2010.

IAP Meeting 8 September 2010

Friday 24 September 2010

The seventh meeting of the Independent Advisory Panel (IAP) on Deaths in Custody took place on the 8th September 2010.

New chair of the JCHR appointed

Thursday 09 September 2010

At the Joint Committee on Human Right’s first meeting, on 8 September, Dr Hywel Francis MP was appointed as the new Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR).

IAP publishes its report on the family listening day

Tuesday 07 September 2010

The IAP has published its report into the family listening day held in March 2010. The event was organised on behalf of the IAP by INQUEST and represents an important first step for the IAP in terms of engaging with bereaved families.