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News and updates from the IAPDC

Letter from The Right Honourable Kit Malthouse MP Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Probation, Victoria Atkins MP, Minister of State for Justice and Gillian Keegan MP Minister of State for Care and Mental Health in response to the IAPDC report Protecting lives: a cross-system approach to addressing alcohol and drug-related deaths within the criminal justice system.

Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody Response to the Prisons Strategy White Paper consultation

A letter from the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAPDC) and the Royal College of General Practitioners Secure Environments Group (RCGP SEG) sharing a report making clear evidenced-based recommendations on how drug and alcohol-related deaths in, and immediately following release from, prison can be prevented and lives protected.

The scale of drug and alcohol misuse in the criminal justice system is significant and both directly and indirectly leads to deaths in custody.

News and updates from the IAPDC