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Independent Professional Advice on the Prevention of Self-Inflicted Deaths and Self-Harm at HMP Woodhill by Stephen Shaw
Thursday 22 February 2018
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
Thursday 22 February 2018
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.
Prison Deaths Are Avoidable, Not Inevitable
Monday 05 February 2018
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
