Publications

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.

Report of an independent investigation into the case of TA commissioned by the Secretary of State for Justice in accordance with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

News and updates from the IAPDC

Juliet Lyon CBE, Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAP), article in Inside Time in December 2021.

Juliet Lyon CBE, Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAP), article in Inside Time in November 2021.

Letter from Kit Malthouse MP Minister of State for Crime and Policing and Co-Chair of the Ministerial Board on Panel on Deaths in Custody, and Juliet Lyon CBE, Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody to express their gratitude to those PCCs who responded to the request in February for examples of good practice their police force areas employ to prevent deaths in custody.