Reviewing the PPO/HMPPS Impact Symposium 2019. Since April 2012, we have made over 10,000 recommendations (including those repeated) in the course of 1,996 investigations into deaths in custody. Virtually all of those are accepted by the prison at the time… Read More
Today, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s office published its Strategic Plan for 2019-21. The Ombudsman, Sue McAllister CB, said: “We work in a complex and politically sensitive environment. Our Terms of Reference are very clear and we are proud of… Read More
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman works with a range of stakeholders and we annually seek your views on our performance. These views are fundamental to understanding our strengths and weaknesses, as well as offering practical suggestions for how we might… Read More
Welcome to the first issue of The Investigator. In the past seven years, our Learning Lessons team has published more than thirty bulletins and thematic reviews which look at… Read More
PRISONERS are dying preventable deaths, particularly as a result of the alarming levels of drug abuse in jails, and some prisons and their health providers struggle to learn from investigations into deaths, according to Acting Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO)… Read More
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, who investigates deaths and complaints in prisons, echoed the findings of the Chief Inspector of Prisons’ report of an inspection at HMP Nottingham. The Acting PPO, Elizabeth Moody, said: “It is highly troubling that HMP… Read More
Every year, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman asks all our stakeholders to share their views on our performance. If you have had any dealings with the PPO in the past twelve months, please take just ten minutes to tell us… Read More
A distressed 18-year-old Lithuanian man who had been arrested for stealing sweets killed himself in the segregation unit of HMP Wandsworth in an “appalling” case, according to an investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO). Osvaldas Pagirys, who struggled… Read More
Inadequate investigations of alleged discrimination in jails risk undermining prisoners’ confidence in the complaints process, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) has warned. Download the PPO’s latest learning lessons bulletin: complaints about discrimination. Download the news release. Elizabeth Moody, the… Read More
Approved Premise (APs), home to people released from prison or on bail or court orders, need more effective drug testing practices and better staff guidance to identify and address the risks associated with substance misuse, and support individuals, according to a… Read More