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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.
Letter from the Chair of the IAP to the new Chief Coroner
Friday 22 June 2012
In June 2012, Lord Toby Harris, Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel (IAP) on Deaths in Custody wrote to His Honour Judge Peter Thornton QC, the recently appointed Chief Coroner, providing him with an update on some of the Panel's work relevant to his remit.
NOMS publish their review of unclassified deaths
Friday 15 June 2012
The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) have published their review of unclassified prison deaths between 2010 and 2011 today, following discussion of the recommendations at the Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody on 12 June.
David Behan announced as the new Chief Executive of CQC
Monday 11 June 2012
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) announced that David Behan is to take up as the new CQC Chief Executive in July and will replace Cynthia Bower who resigned in February this year.
Transfer of patient safety function to the NHSCB SHA
Monday 11 June 2012
On 1 June 2012 the key functions and expertise for patient safety developed by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) transfer to the NHS Commissioning Board Special Health Authority (the Board Authority).
