Learning and research documents

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

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

This bulletin contributes to an emerging conversation about how prisons can better engage with and resolve prisoners’ complaints about discrimination.

This bulletin provides learning from our investigations into the deaths of Approved Premises residents where abuse of drugs or alcohol was involved.

This report is a thematic review of our investigations into naturally-caused deaths of prisoners over 50.

This bulletin was prompted by the recent dramatic and depressing rise in self-inflicted deaths of women in prison.

This learning lessons bulletin explores learning from investigations into complaints from those under the age of 21.

This learning lessons bulletin explores the care and management of transgender individuals while in prison.

This learning lessons bulletin examines the lessons to be learned from the Ombudsman’s investigations into the killing of one prisoner by another.