Document Category: Research and analysis

IAPDC warns that the absence of independent investigations of deaths under the Mental Health Act (MHA) risks critical learning being lost, undermining efforts to prevent future deaths and leaving bereaved families without answers.

An analysis of prison mortality and overcrowding in England and Wales from 2014 to 2024, modelling how rising prisoner numbers and occupancy pressures may influence future mortality trends.

An analysis of long-term trends and strategies for reducing ligature deaths in prisons in England and Wales.

A scoping review to systematically examine the current understanding of risk factors associated with premature mortality among detained individuals in hospital settings.

A report published by the IAPDC which assesses the risk factors contributing to premature mortality among detained patients.

A report published by the IAPDC which provides a statistical analysis of recorded deaths in custody between 2017 and 2021.

A thematic digest of a roundtable event organised by the IAPDC and National Police Chiefs' Council on preventing suicide following release from police custody.

This project, led by the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAPDC) with support from the Chief Coroner’s Office, is intended to identify good-practice recommendations to improve the effectiveness of this vital coronial function, as well as set out proposals for wider reform.

Priorities for detention for the Department of Health and Social Care’s suicide prevention strategy.