Publications

A report published by the IAPDC and Magistrates Association based on a survey to collect the views of a small, selected group of magistrates on sentencing powers and practice in relation to offenders with mental health conditions, learning disabilities, and other needs. The report focuses on community sentences as an alternative to custody, where appropriate.

Letter to the Rt Hon David Gauke MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, outlining the work of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAP), and setting out ways in which the IAP can support ministers in their vital role of preventing deaths in custody.

HMPPS response to Rob Allen report

Following the publication of the Angiolini Review into Deaths and Serious Incidents in Police Custody, the IAPDC submitted a paper to the Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody on improving performance and accountability.

Response from Rory Stewart MP, Minister of State for Justice, to the IAPDC letter of 31 October regarding the use of PAVA in prisons.

NHS England response to Rob Allen investigation report