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Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 17: Post-release death investigations

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This learning lessons bulletin summarises the learning from PPO investigations into the deaths of those who died within 14 days of release from prison.

PPO response to the inquiry into the Prison Operational Workforce

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PPO response to the Justice Select Committee on the impact that difficulties with recruitment and retention have on prison regimes.

Policy into Practice: Use of restraints on escort

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This publication is the first in a series of publications where the PPO has worked with HMPPS policy leads to share learning from our investigations to improve policy.

PPO Response to the Inquiry into IPP sentences

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PPO response to the Justice Select Committee's Inquiry into Imprisonment for Public Protection Sentences.

Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 16: Second wave COVID-19 related deaths

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This learning lessons bulletin summarises our findings from the second wave of COVID-19 related deaths in prisons.1 It covers deaths notified to us and investigations started between 8 October 2020 and 20 April 2021.

PPO responses to the Inquiry into Women in Prison

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PPO responses to the Justice Select Committee's Inquiry into Women in Prison.

Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 15: COVID-19 PPO fatal incident investigations

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In March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and brought substantial changes to how prisons, Approved Premises (APs) and immigration removal centres (IRCs) were able to function.

Learning Lessons Bulletin Issue 10: COVID-19 PPO Complaints

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In March 2020, the imposition of the national lockdown in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic brought substantial changes to how prisons, probation services and immigration removal centres (IRCs) were able to function.

PPO response into the Coroner Service in England and Wales

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PPO response to the Justice Select Committee's Inquiry into the Coroner Service in England and Wales.

PPO response to the Inquiry into the Aging Prison Population

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PPO response to the Justice Select Committee's Inquiry into the Aging Prison Population.