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Ombudsman addresses prison doctors

The Ombudsman recently spoke to a British Medical Association arranged conference for prison doctors. He focused, in particular, on learning from PPO death in custody investigations. Read the speech here.          

Ombudsman speaks to All Party Penal Affairs Group

The Ombudsman, together with Lord Toby Harris, chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on deaths in custody, spoke to the All Party Penal Affairs Group in the House of Commons on 21 October. The focus of the Ombudsman’s talk was… Read More

Updated guidance for clinical reviews

Key evidence in the PPO investigation into deaths in prisons, young offenders institutions and immigration removal centres is the review of the clinical care the deceased received while in the care of the establishment.  In each case, a clinical review… Read More

Annual Report laid before Parliament

The Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2013-14 was laid before Parliament today and has now been published. The media release highlights a 64% increase in prison suicides.

New Learning Lessons Bulletin published

A new Learning Lessons Bulletin; Maintaining Family Ties is published today, looking at the the lessons that can be learned from complaints received from prisoners about family contact. This focuses on the need for prisons to strike the right balance… Read More

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New Learning Lessons Bulletin published

Our latest Learning Lessons Bulletin: Young adult prisoners is published today. This bulletin examines learning from investigations into the self-inflicted deaths of 18-24 year old prisoners.

Ombudsman speaks to AVID

Nigel Newcomen spoke about investigations into immigration removal centres at the AGM of the Association of Visitors to Immigration Detention (AVID).