This article first appeared on Inside Time in November: https://insidetime.org/from-comp1-to-canary-wharf/ The public watchdog that investigates prisoners’ complaints has begun hiring former prisoners to work in its office. First recruits speak exclusively to Inside Time When prisoner Andy Morris was wrongly accused of… Read More
The key worker system is an important part of HMPPS’s response to self-inflicted deaths, self-harm, and violence in prisons. It is intended to improve safety by engaging with people, building better relationships between staff and prisoners, and helping people settle… Read More
The PPO independently investigates complaints from people in prison, Young Offender Institutions, Secure Training Centres, immigration detention and on probation. This article explains how those in prison can submit an eligible complaint. Before we can investigate your complaint, we must… Read More
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman is supporting an independent research project, led by Dr Philippa Tomczak from the University of Nottingham, considering how our fatal incident investigations and reports, particularly the recommendations we make, can have more impact. We want… Read More
As you probably know, in late March, Prisons and Probation Ombudsman staff were unable to access our office due to the restrictions introduced by the government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This meant we were unable to access our… Read More
This article was written by staff at the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman. We’d like to thank The Traveller Movement for publishing this article in July 2020. You can view their article here. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) is appointed… Read More
Welcome to the latest issue of The Investigator. In this edition, our first in lockdown, we aim to tell you something about how the work of the PPO is being delivered in these unprecedented and challenging times. Two articles, one focused… Read More
We have continued to investigate all deaths in custody during the Covid-19 pandemic but have had to adjust some of our working practices due to the restrictions in place. Investigation evidence We have been unable to access our office since… Read More
We are now well into the third month of lockdown and we know how challenging it has been for everyone who lives, or works, in prison. With regimes restricted and most outside agencies unable to work within the walls, independent… Read More
Welcome to the latest issue of The Investigator. I took up the post of Prisons and Probation Ombudsman in October 2018, so my first anniversary in the role coincided with the publication of the PPO’s Annual Report for 2018/19 earlier… Read More