Detention in the UK 'a mixed bag'

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Detention in the UK 'a mixed bag'

The UK's National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) published its 13th annual report (covering the financial year 2021/22) in which it describes the crises of staffing, under-funding and slow COVID recovery.

Date - 17th April 2023
By - Russell Webster - Work with Offenders

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The National Preventive Mechanism is the network of independent bodies that have responsibility for preventing ill-treatment in detention. In every jurisdiction of the UK –Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales – the bodies...

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