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Contact the PPO

How to get in touch

General enquiries

  • email: mail@ppo.gov.uk
  • write: Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, Third Floor, 10 South Colonnade, London, E14 4PU
  • leave a message: 020 7633 4100 or lo-call 0845 010 7938

Making a complaint about PPO staff

If you are unhappy with how IPCI or PPO staff have treated you or if our service hasn’t met the standards you expect, you can make an official complaint.

Complaint investigations

Find out about how we handle complaints.

If you are asking about a complaint, email: mail@ppo.gov.uk 

Death investigations

Find out how we investigate deaths.

For queries about deaths in custody, email PPOcomms@ppo.gov.uk

Media enquiries

For all media enquiries, contact: ppocomms@ppo.gov.uk.

You can also view our media releases.

Freedom of information (FOI) requests

Find out how to make an FOI about information we hold.

Read our responses to FOI requests.

Contacting HMPPS

If the information you are looking for is held by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), email: data.access@justice.gov.uk

Subject access requests (SAR)

To ask for personal data we may be holding about you:

email: PPOMailSubjectAccessRequests@ppo.gov.uk
write: Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, Third Floor, 10 South Colonnade, London E14 4PU (including your name, email or street address and details of the personal data you want)

We will usually reply within 1 month. If you have a complex request, it may take up to 3 months.

Contacting HMPPS

If the personal data you are looking for is held by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), you can contact them by email, post or online.

You can find complete details in our access to information policy.

If you are worried about someone in prison

If you have an immediate worry about someone in prison in England or Wales, contact the prison directly. Most prisons will have a safer custody hotline.