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Freedom of Information responses
74 corporate documents
Is IPCI or the PPO a statutory scheme enacted by parliament?
FOI request 632 received on 24 March 2025. The PPO holds this information, which is contained in the document.
The number of prisoners who died where no care plan was in place as found in PPO fatal incident investigations (1 February 2023 to 16 September 2023)
FOI request 627 received on 11 March 2025. The PPO holds this information, which is contained in the document.
The PPO’s annual budget from 2020/2021 to 2024/2025
FOI request 626 received on 17 March 2025. The PPO holds this information, which is contained in the document.
Information on thematic reviews and interagency policies
FOI request 625 received on 10 March 2025. The information is not held by the PPO or is available elsewhere.
The number of deaths linked to drug taking in prisons in England and Wales between 2020 to 2024
FOI request 624 received on 17 February 2025. The PPO holds this information, which is contained in the document.
The number of individuals in prisons, young offender institutions and approved premises in England and Wales and/or within 14 days of being released from prison were at the time of their deaths subject to an IPP
FOI request 615 received on 29 January 2025. The PPO holds this information, which is contained in the document.
To confirm when the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s (PPO) Yarl’s Wood special investigation report was completed
FOI request 613 received on 23 January 2025. The PPO holds some of the requested information, which is contained in the document.
The PPO’s IT budget for 2025 to 2026
FOI request 608 received on 13 January 2025. The PPO holds this some of the information, which is contained in the document.
The number of staff employed in communications, marketing, press and public affairs at the PPO
FOI request 602 received on 6 January 2025. The PPO holds this information, which is contained in the document.
The number of self-inflicted deaths recorded in prisons from 2019 to 2024
FOI request 601 received on 3 January 2025. The PPO holds this information, which is contained in the document.