Independent body investigating complaints and deaths in custody of prisoners, detained individuals, young people in detention, and under probation supervision.
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Today @PPOmbudsman Adrian Usher calls for the creation of an independent body to scrutinise prison staff conduct. Click the link to read more in our latest Annual Report: ppo.gov.uk/news/adrian-usher…
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We have updated our website with a list of recent investigations started into deaths in custody, which you can view here: ppo.gov.uk/death-investigati…
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Today we have added details of 8 recent deaths in custody to our website: ppo.gov.uk/death-investigati…
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Thank you @Cambridge_Uni for inviting @PPOmbudsman Adrian Usher to host a seminar at the Institute of Criminology last week - a session with lots of informed questions and challenges from the audience. Adrian used the opportunity to showcase how we hold the services in our remit to account, as well as sharing his thoughts on the need for independent oversight of prison staff conduct.
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On our website we have updated the list of current fatal incident investigations we are carrying out including name, location and date of death, which you can view here: ppo.gov.uk/death-investigati…
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We have updated the list of current fatal incident investigations we are carrying out including name, location and date of death. You can view this on our website here: ppo.gov.uk/death-investigati…
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Thank you HMP Leeds for inviting @PPOmbudsman Adrian Usher to visit and learn about the important project led by Governor Diane Lewis, addressing the tragic statistics of self-inflicted deaths that occur in reception prisons during the first 48 hours and first 60 days of custody.
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PPO remit update: As of 6 September 2026, @PPOmbudsman will only investigate deaths that occur post-release from prison within 7 days instead of 14.
Read our news post for more information: ppo.gov.uk/news/change-to-pp…
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Our website has been updated with a list of recent investigations started into deaths in custody: ppo.gov.uk/death-investigati…
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On our website we have updated the list of current fatal incident investigations we are carrying out including name, location and date of death, which you can view here: ppo.gov.uk/death-investigati…
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We have updated the list of current fatal incident investigations we are carrying out including name, location and date of death. You can view this on our website here: ppo.gov.uk/death-investigati…
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We are hiring for two Research Officers. Click the link for more information and to apply before 11.55pm on 1 September:
jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/…
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Our website has been updated with a list of recent investigations started into deaths in custody: ppo.gov.uk/death-investigati…
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Details of 13 recent deaths in custody were added to our website today. We offer our condolences to those affected: ppo.gov.uk/death-investigati…
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On our website we have updated the list of current fatal incident investigations we are carrying out including name, location and date of death, which you can view here: ppo.gov.uk/death-investigati…
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If your loved one in prison needs to make a complaint to the prison or to IPCI / @PPOmbudsman, this is how they do it:
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RT @_Imbs_: We've all felt the heat recently. But, imagine being locked in an overcrowded prison, with little respite from soaring temperat…
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We have updated the list of current fatal incident investigations we are carrying out including name, location and date of death. You can view this on our website here: ppo.gov.uk/death-investigati…
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