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Scottish Government publish significant reforms to Bail and Release influenced by NPM consultation submission
Find links to the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill, an the NPM Scotland Subgroup's consultation submission.
Human Rights Body reports on impact of Pandemic
The UK’s National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) – which scrutinises all state detention in the UK - has today published its 12th Annual Report. This year’s report focuses on the challenges and impacts of the COVID pandemic on people deprived of their liberty in the UK, as well as on inspection and monitoring bodies.
UK NPM statement on CPT report on their 2019 visit to Scotland
Statement from the UK NPM in response to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) report to the United Kingdom on their 2019 visit to Scotland
Statement from the NPM on the Committee for the Prevention of Torture’s report on England
Statement from the UK NPM in response to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) report to the United Kingdom on their 2019 visit to England.
NPM Press Release on conclusion of Subcommittee for Prevention of Torture Visit, September 2019
Statement from NPM Chair on the visit by United Nations Subcommittee for Prevention of Torture
Statement on Immigration Detention Rules
Joint statement adopted unanimously by the NPMs of Council of Europe member States who participated in the Conference that was co-organized by the Council of Europe and OSCE-ODIHR in Strasbourg on 31 May and 1 June 2017 to discuss the first comprehensive draft set of rules on the administrative detention of migrants prepared by CJ-DAM.
Response to CPT report on UK detention
UK’s National Preventive Mechanism welcomes report from European Detention Monitoring Body