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Restraint of pregnant women special investigation

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Prisons and Probation Ombudsman to conduct investigation into use of restraints on pregnant women

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The Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending Lord Timpson has commissioned the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) to carry out an independent investigation into the use of restraints on pregnant women in prison during pregnancy-related hospital escorts.