These statistics provides details of the deaths reported on by the IPCC in each financial year, and also presents figures on those suicides following release from police custody which were reported to the IPCC.
In February 2012, the Chief Executive of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) requested that the National Statistician conduct an independent statistical review of the IPCC’s official statistics on deaths during or following police contact after some criticism of the figures in the media.
Following her two-month review, the National Statistician, Jil Matheson concluded that the figures are produced using a rigorous and consistent process and that the criticisms made in the media were unsupported.
Her full report can be downloaded here.
Near miss project - In 2007 the IPCC published the findings of its study of near misses in police custody: a collaborative study with Forensic Medical Examiners in London.
29 March 2004The Role of Alcohol in Police-Related Deaths (pdf 186k)The PCA's study on The Role of Alcohol in Police-Related Deaths reviews 32 cases where alcoholic drinks played a part.
June 2003Safer Restraint (pdf 79k)Conference report on reducing the risks of restraint deaths.
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