As in previous years, the number of complaints from those under 21 in 2018/19 remained disproportionately small: accounting for just 26 of the 2,569 that we investigated. We know there are a number of reasons why young people do not… Read More
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
You can be sure one of the things that impresses a new Ombudsman is the quantity of property complaints we get in the office. It’s no secret that about a third of the complaints we investigate relate to property and… 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
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
Each issue, we will provide you with the headline statistics from PPO’s work in the previous complete quarter. These headlines will cover the Ombudsman’s independent investigations of both complaints and fatal incidents. If you would like to know more, or… Read More
By Akile Clinton (Acting Assistant Ombudsman, Serious Complaints Team) In the year to date (2018/19), the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has completed thirty-six investigations into the use of force on prisoners by prison staff, compared to twenty-eight in the whole… Read More