Our Partners
The IAPDC works together with the following bodies to advise the Ministerial Board.
Ministry of Justice
The Ministry of Justice is the government department responsible for the justice system in England and Wales. It is responsible, through HM Prison and Probation Service, for the management of the prisons and the probation service. The Ministry of Justice is one of three government departments that co-sponsor the work of the IAPDC.
Department of Health & Social Care
The Department of Health and Social Care is the government department responsible for setting direction for healthcare delivery and outcomes. It is responsible, through the NHS, for the management of the national healthcare system. The Department of Health and Social Care is one of three government departments that co-sponsor the work of the IAPDC.
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Home Office
The Home Office is the government department responsible for leading work on crime, immigration and the police. The Home Office is one of three government departments that co-sponsor the work of the IAPDC.
Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody
The Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody brings Ministers, senior officials, experts and practitioners together to enable better learning and sharing of lessons across the custodial sectors. The Board meets three times a year with workstreams being taken forward between meetings. The Board’s remit covers deaths which occur in prisons, in or following police custody, immigration detention, the deaths of residents of approved premises and the deaths of those detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) in hospital. Read previous minutes here.
Practitioner and Stakeholder Group
The work of the IAPDC is supported by a reference group representing practitioners and stakeholders. The main role of this group is to provide expertise and input into the IAPDC’s projects, and to receive information from the IAPDC.
Visit the Practitioner and Stakeholder Group page
People in custody and their families
The IAPDC is committed to consulting people in custody and detention and where possible their families/significant others, and bereaved families when developing recommendations and advice.
‘Keeping Safe’ steering group
Since 2017, the IAPDC has collaborated with Inside Time, Prison Radio and the Samaritans to reach out and listen to those in custody and seek their ideas for keeping people safe. This collaboration, known as ‘Keeping Safe’, has yielded a number of pieces of work - more information can be found here.