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Today we are publishing our workplan which sets out our priorities for 2024/25. We have committed to driving forward a number of key projects – spanning all the main areas of state detention – with the central aim of preventing both natural and self-inflicted deaths.

In January, the IAPDC and National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) hosted a roundtable event on the prevention of suicide following police custody.

We welcome calls from the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) for improvements in prison healthcare in a new report published today.

The IAPDC recently submitted evidence to the Home Office’s review of investigations following police use of force and driving related incidents.

The Secretary of State for Justice has appointed Professor Seena Fazel as a member of the IAPDC for three years from October 2023.

Prisons across the country are on the brink of a safety crisis as prison population numbers continue to rise while more and more staff leave the service.

The latest data on the number and rate of self-inflicted deaths in prison custody remain persistently high and deeply troubling.

The IAPDC has today published its report, “More than a paper exercise” – Enhancing the impact of Prevention of Future Death Reports.

The report into the Brook House inquiry reveals a “toxic” environment in which shocking levels of abuse, humiliation, and disregard for detained persons’ vulnerabilities were not only tolerated, but allowed to thrive.

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s (PPO) annual report 2022/23 shows a worrying increase in prison and self-inflicted deaths, underscoring key challenges within the prison service including workforce pressures - including training, skill mix, and experience - and the growing capacity crisis.