Publications

The IAPDC welcomed the substantive review of the Mental Health Act (1983), performed by Sir Simon Wessley. It contributed evidence to the second part of the review in August 2018.

Juliet Lyon, Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody, mid-term report - May 2018

An initial review of the academic and operational literature regarding alternatives to the use of restraint in police custody.

Letter to Sam Gyimah MP, Prisons and Probation Minister, sharing the IAP's full report on the collaboration with Inside Time, Prison Radio and the Samaritans.

Keeping safe - preventing suicide and self-harm in custody. Prisoners' views collated by the IAP

In February this year the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAP) and Inside Time began collaborating to help keep people in prison safe. Supported by the Samaritans, the IAP called on Inside Time readers to tell us how best to prevent suicide and self-harm.

News and updates from the IAPDC