Corporate report
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman 2019 to 2020 annual report
The annual report for the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman from 2019 to 2020.
Applies to England and Wales
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The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) carries out independent investigations into complaints and deaths in custody.
The PPO has 3 main investigative duties:
- complaints made by prisoners, young people in detention, offenders under probation supervision and immigration detainees
- deaths of prisoners, young people in detention, approved premises’ residents and immigration detainees due to any cause
- using the PPO’s discretionary powers, the investigation of deaths of recently released prisoners or detainees
Published 5 November 2020