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The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAPDC) has today, 2 December 2022, published a report which brings together, for the first time, a wide range of policing practice across England and Wales to prevent deaths at the point of arrest, during and after custody.

The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody has become increasingly concerned about the capacity of the Ministry of Justice and HM Prison Service to keep people safe in custody. The Lord Chancellor and Ministerial colleagues have a fundamental human rights obligation to protect lives and prevent deaths in custody.

The IAPDC has written to the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP following the death of a man at Manston.

The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAPDC) has today, 28 October 2022, written to the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, Minister for Immigration, regarding the “drastic deterioration in conditions” at Manston, a migrant processing centre, and the potential associated risk to life they pose.

An innovative study by User Voice, together with Queen’s University Belfast, has highlighted the impact of severe regime restrictions in prisons across England and Wales following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Juliet Lyon, chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAPDC) has today (Monday 18 July) written to the Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, to request an urgent response to the current severe heat warning as it relates to the safety of people in custody.

‘It is time for a thorough review of the impact of extreme imprisonment on the mental and physical health of people detained by the state’, say independent government advisory panel and health and justice partners

The Public Appointments Team are looking for a new chair lead the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAPDC).

The IAPDC has today submitted a response to the Prisons Strategy White Paper.