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During the Committee Stage of the Illegal Migration Bill in the House of Lords on 7 June, cross-party Peers raised the Panel’s concerns about the proposed expansion of detention powers under the Bill, and the impact this will have on the Government’s ability to keep people in its care safe.

The IAPDC has published the Spring edition of its newsletter which is shared with members of the Practitioner and Stakeholder Group (PSG).

The IAPDC has agreed a new interim workplan outlining key work to be delivered between April and October 2023 to prevent deaths in all forms of state custody.

Last month, Juliet Lyon, former IAPDC Chair, gave oral evidence to the Justice Committee on areas covered in her end of term report relating to the work of the Committee.

The Secretary of State for Justice has appointed Pauline McCabe OBE and Dr Jake Hard as panel members from July 2023 to July 2026.

Following publication of the Illegal Migration Bill, Lynn Emslie, IAPDC Chair, has written to the Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP to raise the Panel’s concerns about the impact of the proposals contained within the Bill on the ability of the Home Office to keep people in detention safe.

The IAPDC recently submitted written evidence to the ‘call for input’ on deaths in custody by the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, Morris Tidball-Binz. The Panel’s evidence sets out existing practices for data collection on deaths in prisons, immigration detention, police custody, and the deaths of patients detained under the Mental Health Act.

The Secretary of State for Justice has appointed Raj Desai as a panel member from 13 March 2023 to 12 March 2026. Raj is a barrister at Matrix Chambers specialising in human rights and public law.

The Secretary of State for Justice has appointed a new Chair, Lynn Emslie.

Former IAPDC Chair, Juliet Lyon, has today published an end of term report.