Publications

Response from Kit Malthouse MP, Minister of State for Crime and Policing about the way in which effective work between police, courts and health services can significantly reduce the risk of deaths in prison custody.

This briefing paper presents the conclusions of an initiative by the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAP) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to identify how natural deaths in prison might be prevented, where possible, and end of life care managed with dignity and compassion.

Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody submission to the Centre for Mental Health’s review to guide the future of prison mental health care in England.

Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody submission to the inquiry by the Joint Committee on Human Rights on black people, racism and human rights – September 2020

Response from the Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Justice Secretary to the IAPDC letter of July 2020, about the deployment of PAVA during COVID-19.

Letter to Kit Malthouse MP, Minister of State for Crime and Policing, requesting a meeting to discuss response to mental health need and substance misuse; increased use of community sentences with treatment requirements (CSTRs); street triage; and the development of liaison and diversion services in police stations and courts across the country.

Letter from the IAPDC expressing concern about the decision, made without consultation or clear announcement, to roll out PAVA chemical pepper spray during the pandemic to over 80 prisons within the adult male closed estate.