PFD · Category

State Custody related deaths

357 reports 57 areas Earliest: Aug 2013 Latest: 8 Apr 2026

76% response rate (above 63% average). 59% of classified responses show concrete action taken. Reports rose 40% from 25 (2023) to 35 (2024).

Responses identified
Responses identified 270 0 responses identified 5 Historic 82
AI Classification
Action Taken 59%
Action Planned 27%
Noted 13%
Disputed 1%
Based on 408 classified responses
357 results

PFD Reports

357 results
Ref Deceased Date Coroner area Addressees Responses identified
2016-0200 Ian Brown 26 May 2016 Milton Keynes HMP Woodhill Minister for Prisons 1/2
2016-0189 Sheldon Woodford 16 May 2016 Hampshire Central HMP Winchester 0/1
2016-0224 Ronnie Olliffe 15 May 2016 Mid Kent and Medway HMP Rochester 1/1
2016-0173 Ahmedreza Fathi 5 May 2016 Leicester City and Leicestershire South Leicestershire Partnership NH… Northamptonshire Healthcare N… +2 2/4
2016-0179 Shalane Blackwood 3 May 2016 Nottinghamshire HMP Nottingham National Offender Management … +2 0/4
2016-0153 Derrick Rose-Fowler 21 Apr 2016 Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin HMP Stoke Heath Ministry of Justice 0/2
2016-0148 Luke Ayres 15 Apr 2016 Birmingham and Solihull Birmingham and Solihull Menta… 1/1
2016-0109 Steven May 16 Mar 2016 Nottinghamshire NHS England HMP Ranby +6 2/8
Lee Rushton 19 Jan 2016 Liverpool and Wirral 102 Petty France SW1H 9AJ +1 0/3
2015-0446 Imran Douglas 29 Dec 2015 London Inner (South) General Medical Council London Borough of Tower Hamle… +1 1/3
2015-0502 Derek Thomas 15 Dec 2015 County Durham and Darlington CARE UK G4S +3 4/5
Daniel Byrne 14 Dec 2015 Milton Keynes Ms Claire Murdoch, Chief Exec… Northwest London NHS Trust 0/2
2015-0486 Dean Boland 25 Nov 2015 Birmingham and Solihull Birmingham Community Healthca… Birmingham Prison +1 1/3
2015-0467 Thomas Black 24 Nov 2015 Gwent HMP Usk 0/1
2015-0456 Richard Green 2 Nov 2015 Cumbria Ministry of Justice National Offender Management … 1/2
2015-0453 Kevin Forster 28 Oct 2015 County Durham and Darlington G4S National Offender Management … 2/2
2015-0447 Carl Foot 26 Oct 2015 London Inner (North) HMP Pentonville 0/1
2015-0454 Samuel Gale 23 Oct 2015 South Yorkshire (East) HMP and YOI Doncaster 2/1
2015-0382 Liam Smith 18 Sep 2015 Worcestershire Governor HMP Hewell Worcestershire Health and Car… 1/2
2015-0380 Adil  Habib 16 Sep 2015 London Inner (North) HMP Pentonville London Ambulance Service NHS … +1 2/3
Ian Emsley 8 Sep 2015 Exeter and Great Devon HMP Exeter HMP Portland 0/2
Andrew Frere 8 Sep 2015 South Yorkshire (East) Equalities, Rights and Decenc… 0/1
Craig Chappell 8 Sep 2015 East Riding and Kingston Upon-Hull HMP HUMBER (EVERTHORPE SITE) 0/1
2015-0308 Rubel Ahmed 5 Aug 2015 Lincolnshire (Central) Home Office Ministry of Justice 1/2
2015-0298 Carl Smith 24 Jul 2015 Exeter and Greater Devon Dorset Health Care University… HMP Exeter 1/2