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...are 21 members of the UK NPM, representing inspectorates and monitors from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales According to OPCAT Article 4, NPMs must be able to make unannounced...

Updated on 1st February 2024


Response to CPT report on UK detention

...Hospital, London 3. The UK’s National Preventive Mechanism is made up of 21 members across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It was established in 2009 to strengthen the protection...

Updated on 10th October 2023


NPM Chair

...wider NPM membership in the carrying out of her duties. Wendy is HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland. Her global career has spanned teaching, working in the criminal justice...

Updated on 6th October 2023


NPM Secretariat

...NPM Secretariat is made up of: Sam Gluckstein, Head of UK NPM Secretariat; Jane Kilpatrick, UK NPM Secretariat Officer; Chelsea Keenan, NPM Secretariat Officer, Scotland; Serife Suleyman, NPM Secretariat Assistant....

Updated on 17th October 2023


Statement from UK NPM Chair Wendy Sinclair-Gieben

...level of assurance provided by these periodic visits. Full CPT Report Here – https://rm.coe.int/1680abc9b6 (opens in a new tab) Wendy Sinclair-Gieben UK NPM Chair HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Scotland...

Updated on 10th October 2023


Blog: addressing human rights concerns in UK detention

...National Preventive Mechanism. She currently also serves as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons in Scotland, as part of HMIPS, one of the 21 scrutiny bodies that make up the...

Updated on 11th April 2024