Detention & use of force

Pillar

Deaths in prison, police custody, immigration detention, and cases involving restraint.

224

Unique reports (across pillar)

Themes under Detention & use of force

Prison and custody

Deaths in prison, police custody, or immigration detention

9

Restraint and use of force

Deaths involving physical restraint or force by authorities

PFD reports

224 reports, deduplicated across the 2 themes in this pillar

3 Mar 2026· Inner North London

Suicide (from 2015)

20 Feb 2026· Inner North London

Rajwinder Singh

19 Feb 2026· Inner West London

Josh Tarrant (1)

9 Feb 2026· Mid Kent & Medway

Alcohol drugs and medication related deaths | State Custody

6 Feb 2026· Suffolk

Suicide (from 2015)

Emmett Morrison

6 Feb 2026· Worcestershire

4 Feb 2026· South Wales Central

Alcoholdrug and medication related deaths | Wales prevention of future deaths reports (2019 onwards)

2 Feb 2026· Essex

Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management)

28 Jan 2026· Leicester City and South Leicestershire

Suicide (from 2015)

6 Jan 2026· Greater Lincolnshire

Anthony Binfield

17 Dec 2025· Nottinghamshire

Suicide (from 2015) | State Custody

10 Dec 2025· Worcestershire

Suicide (from 2015)

1 Dec 2025· Essex

State Custody related deaths | Suicide(from 2015) | Community Health and Emergency services

24 Nov 2025· Surrey

State Custody related deaths | Mental health

18 Nov 2025· Birmingham and Solihull

Alcoholdrug and medication

18 Nov 2025· County Durham and Darlington

6 Nov 2025· Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen

Suicide (from 2015)

6 Nov 2025· Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen

Suicide (from 2015)

5 Nov 2025· North Wales (East and Central)

State Custody related deaths | Wales prevention of future deaths reports (2019 onwards)

22 Oct 2025· Avon

Alcoholdrug and medication related deaths | Community health care and emergency services

20 Oct 2025· City of Kingston Upon Hull and the County of the East Riding of Yorkshire

State Custody related deaths | Suicide (from 2015)

8 Oct 2025· Rutland and North Leicestershire

Angela Thompson

7 Oct 2025· City of Kingston Upon Hull and the County of the East Riding of Yorkshire

Suicide (from 2015)

9 Sep 2025· West Yorkshire (East)

Suicide (from 2015)

1 Aug 2025· Milton Keynes

Alcoholdrug and medication related deaths | Police

Azroy Dawes-Clarke

29 Jul 2025· Kent and Medway

Azroy Dawes-Clarke

29 Jul 2025· Kent and Medway

Azroy Dawes-Clarke

29 Jul 2025· Kent and Medway

Henok Gebrsslasie

6 Mar 2025· Coventry

Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths | Mental Health related deaths | Suicide (from 2015)

24 Feb 2025· West London

State Custody related deaths | Suicide (from 2015)

William Bissett

27 Jan 2025· of Liverpool and Wirral

State Custody related deaths | Suicide (from 2015)

3 Dec 2024· of Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire

5 Nov 2024· of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

31 Oct 2024· Inner London North

Amanda Richardson

9 Sep 2024· West Yorkshire (Eastern)

Alcoholdrug and medication related deaths | State Custody

Kevin McDonnell

7 Aug 2024· Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire

Suicide (from 2015) | State Custody

1 Aug 2024· Milton Keynes

1 Aug 2024· West London

Suicide (from 2015) | State Custody

22 Jul 2024· Durham & Darlington

State Custody related deaths | Suicide (from 2015)

Benjamin Harrison

19 Jul 2024· Mid Kent & Medway

State Custody related deaths | Alcoholdrug and medication

21 Jun 2024· Manchester North

20 Jun 2024· Derby and Derbyshire

Daniel Beckford

11 Jun 2024· of Inner West London.

State Custody related deaths | Suicide (from 2015)

Christopher MacGillivray

29 May 2024· Newcastle and North Tyneside

Suicide (from 2015) | Alcoholdrug and medication

2 May 2024· Teesside and Hartlepool

Alcoholdrug and medication

12 Apr 2024· Milton Keynes

Suicide (from 2015)

21 Mar 2024· South Wales Central

State Custody related deaths | Wales prevention of future deaths reports (2019 onwards)

Giuseppe Tabone and Andrew Evans

12 Mar 2024· East Sussex

Alcoholdrug and medication

12 Feb 2024· Gwent

Alcoholdrug and medication related deaths | Wales prevention of future deaths reports (2019 onwards)

5 Feb 2024· Manchester City

Alcoholdrug and medication

2 Feb 2024· Exeter and Devon

Suicide (from 2015)

21 Dec 2023· Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire

State Custody related deaths | Suicide (from 2015)

5 Dec 2023· Dorset

25 Oct 2023· Cheshire

Kristopher Tilbury

8 Sep 2023· Hertfordshire

State Custody related deaths | Alcoholdrugs medication

7 Jun 2023· Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen

14 May 2023· Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton

State Custody related deaths | Suicide (from 2015)

2 Feb 2023· Dorset

Alcoholdrugs medication related deaths | State Custody

Nathan Forrester

31 Jan 2023· Inner South London

Alcoholdrugs medication related deaths | State Custody

27 Jan 2023· Worcestershire

State Custody related deaths | Mental Health

19 Jan 2023· County Durham and Darlington

Other related deaths | State Custody

Floyd Carruthers

5 Jan 2023· Birmingham and Solihull

Other related deaths | State Custody

Alexander Braund

20 Dec 2022· Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire

12 Dec 2022· West Yorkshire (Eastern)

State Custody related deaths | Suicide (from 2015)

20 Sep 2022· Worcestshire

Suicide (from 2015) | State Custody

10 Aug 2022· North Northumberland and South Northumberland

Suicide (from 2015) | State Custody

3 Aug 2022· Nottinghamshire and Nottingham

20 Jun 2022· Manchester South

State Custody related deaths | Mental Health related deaths | Suicide (from 2015)

12 May 2022· South Yorkshire (West)

Alcoholdrug and medication related deaths | State Custody

Ketheeswaren Kunarathnam

3 Feb 2022· West London

State Custody related deaths | Mental Health related deaths | Suicide (from 2015) | Other

Terance Radford

20 Jan 2022· Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire

10 Jan 2022· Gwent

State Custody related deaths | Suicide (from 2015) | Wales prevention of future deaths reports (2019 onwards)

23 Dec 2021· London Inner South

Suicide (from 2015) | Other

30 Nov 2021· West Yorkshire (Eastern)

State Custody related deaths | Suicide (from 2015)

22 Nov 2021· South Wales Central

State Custody related deaths | Wales prevention of future deaths reports (2019 onwards)

Christian Hinkley

11 Nov 2021· Mid Kent and Medway

Anthony Clacher

22 Oct 2021· Dorset

State Custody related deaths | Mental Health related deaths | Alcoholdrug and medication related deaths | Other

23 Sep 2021· County Durham and Darlington

State Custody related deaths | Suicide (from 2015)

28 Jun 2021· West Yorkshire Eastern

Geoffrey Hutton

4 Jun 2021· Worcestershire

State Custody related deaths | Suicide (from 2015)

5 May 2021· Worcestershire

State Custody related deaths | Alcoholdrug and medication

4 May 2021· Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

State Custody related deaths | Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management)

23 Apr 2021· West Yorkshire (East)

15 Feb 2021· Staffordshire South

State Custody related deaths | Mental Health related deaths | Suicide (from 2015)

20 Jan 2021· Staffordshire South

Alcoholdrug and medication related deaths | Other

Wesley Rowlands

27 Nov 2020· Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen

19 Nov 2020· Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen

Carlington Spencer

26 Oct 2020· Lincolnshire

9 Oct 2020· West London

9 Apr 2020· Exeter and Greater Devon

Mental Health related deaths; Suicide (from 2015); State Custody

27 Mar 2020· Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

Alcoholdrug and medication related deaths; State Custody related deaths;

18 Mar 2020· Liverpool and Wirral

State custody related deaths; Suicide (from 2015)

8 Feb 2020· Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

State Custody related deaths; Suicide (from 2015)

8 Jan 2020· Manchester

State Custody related deaths; Suicide (from 2015)

29 Dec 2019· North Wales

Alcoholdrug and medication related deaths; State Custody related deaths; Wales prevention of future deaths reports (2019 onwards)

28 Dec 2019· Avon

Suicide (from 2015); State Custody

Darren Williams

13 Dec 2019· Milton Keynes

State Custody related deaths; Suicide (from 2015)

9 Dec 2019· Worcestershire

State Custody related deaths; Suicide (from 2015)

26 Nov 2019· Central Hampshire

22 Nov 2019· Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

State Custody related deaths; Alcoholdrug and medication

5 Nov 2019· Suffolk

Darren Cumberbatch

18 Oct 2019· Warwickshire

17 Oct 2019· Oxfordshire

Cherylee Shennan

9 Sep 2019· Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen

William Vickers

9 Sep 2019· Milton Keynes

Emergency services related deaths (2019 onwards); State Custody

23 Aug 2019· East Sussex

16 Aug 2019· East Sussex

15 Aug 2019· Oxfordshire

State Custody related deaths;

Kelvin Speakman

9 Jun 2019· Worcestershire

Christopher Moss

2 Jun 2019· Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

State Custody related deaths; Suicide (from 2015)

24 May 2019· Surrey

Matthew Hamilton

24 May 2019· County Durham and Darlington

Alcoholdrug and medication related deaths; State Custody

24 May 2019· Manchester

Mental Health related deaths; State Custody

23 May 2019· Inner London North

17 May 2019· Liverpool and Wirral

12 May 2019· County Durham and Darlington

Bernard O’Flynn

8 May 2019· Inner London South

Robert McLoughlin

24 Feb 2019· West Yorkshire (Eastern)

Nicola Lawrence

23 Feb 2019· West Yorkshire (Eastern)

11 Oct 2018· East Sussex

25 Sep 2018· Mid Kent and Medway

8 Jul 2018· Bedfordshire and Luton

8 Jul 2018· Northamptonshire

16 Jun 2018· Liverpool and Wirral

State Custody related deaths; Mental Health

8 Jun 2018· West Yorkshire (Eastern)

7 Jun 2018· Essex

7 Mar 2018· Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen

7 Mar 2018· West London

27 Feb 2018· Milton Keynes

12 Feb 2018· Inner London North

12 Feb 2018· Essex

State Custody related deaths; Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management)

Sidonio Teixeira

11 Feb 2018· Worcestershire

3 Dec 2017· Central Hampshire

Edwin O’Donnell

29 Nov 2017· Liverpool and Wirral

27 Nov 2017· Suffolk

27 Nov 2017· Bedfordshire and Luton

Vilhelmas Borkertas

31 Oct 2017· Inner London North

13 Sep 2017· Liverpool and Wirral

15 Aug 2017· Milton Keynes

Jonathan Palmer

4 Aug 2017· Inner London West

16 May 2017· Buckinghamshire

16 May 2017· Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

6 Apr 2017· Inner London North

12 Mar 2017· Milton Keynes

State Custody related deaths; Suicide (from 2015)

26 Feb 2017· Liverpool and Wirral

Matthew Russell

26 Feb 2017· Surrey

State Custody related deaths; Suicide (from 2015)

Margaret Atkinson

19 Feb 2017· County Durham and Darlington

12 Feb 2017· Liverpool and Wirral

State Custody related deaths; Alcoholdrug and medication

12 Feb 2017· Wiltshire and Swindon

Michelle Barnes

24 Oct 2016· County Durham and Darlington

4 Oct 2016· Central Hampshire

State Custody related deaths; Suicide (from 2015)

20 Sep 2016· Leicester City and South Leicestershire

Suicide (from 2015); State Custody

6 Sep 2016· Essex

30 Aug 2016· Cambridgeshire

Stephen St Clair

12 Aug 2016· Isle of Wight

10 Aug 2016· West Yorkshire (Eastern)

John Betteridge

30 Jun 2016· County Durham and Darlington

Suicide (from 2015) | State Custody related deaths | Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management)

Steven Trudgill

6 Jun 2016· Suffolk

State Custody related deaths; Suicide (from 2015)

26 May 2016· Milton Keynes

State Custody related deaths; Suicide (from 2015)

Sheldon Woodford

16 May 2016· Central Hampshire

State Custody related

15 May 2016· Mid Kent and Medway

Shalane Blackwood

3 May 2016· Nottinghamshire

State Custody related

Derrick Rose-Fowler

21 Apr 2016· Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin

19 Jan 2016· Liverpool and Wirral

29 Dec 2015· Inner London South

15 Dec 2015· County Durham and Darlington

25 Nov 2015· Birmingham and Solihull

24 Nov 2015· Gwent

2 Nov 2015· Cumbria

28 Oct 2015· County Durham and Darlington

Alcoholdrug and medication related deaths | State Custody

26 Oct 2015· Inner London North

23 Oct 2015· South Yorkshire (Eastern)

29 Sep 2015· Milton Keynes

18 Sep 2015· Worcestershire

State Custody related deaths; Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management)

8 Sep 2015· Devon

8 Aug 2015· East Riding and Hull

5 Aug 2015· Central Lincolnshire

State Custody related

20 Jul 2015· Liverpool and Wirral

13 Jul 2015· Mid Kent and Medway

2 Jul 2015· Powys, Bridgend and Glamorgan Valleys

30 Jun 2015· West London

29 Jun 2015· Greater Norfolk

12 May 2015· Manchester

28 Apr 2015· Leicester City and South Leicestershire

State Custody related deaths; Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management)

Mark Groombridge

17 Apr 2015· Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

31 Mar 2015· County Durham and Darlington

24 Mar 2015· Cambridgeshire

State Custody related deaths; Suicide (from 2015)

Kingsley Burrell

20 Mar 2015· Birmingham and Solihull

Mental Health related deaths; State Custody

9 Mar 2015· Manchester

Suicide (from 2015)

2 Feb 2015· Greater Norfolk

9 Jan 2015· Rutland and North Leicestershire

Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths; State Custody

28 Dec 2014· Mid Kent and Medway

18 Dec 2014· Central Lincolnshire

17 Dec 2014· Liverpool and Wirral

Geraldine Kilborn

10 Dec 2014· County Durham and Darlington

5 Dec 2014· Buckinghamshire

7 Nov 2014· West Yorkshire (Eastern)

William Anderson

17 Oct 2014· West Yorkshire (Eastern)

Seweryn Glowinski

15 Oct 2014· Worcestershire

9 Oct 2014· North Northumberland

Satheeskumar Mahatheaven

19 Sep 2014· Inner London North

Brian Dalrymple

18 Sep 2014· West London

29 Aug 2014· Milton Keynes

8 Aug 2014· Milton Keynes

22 Jul 2014· County Durham and Darlington

21 Jul 2014· Oxfordshire

14 Jul 2014· Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

30 Jun 2014· Manchester

25 Jun 2014· Birmingham and Solihull

Wilfred Aspinwall

25 Jun 2014· Liverpool and Wirral

30 May 2014· Swansea and Neath Port Talbot

15 Apr 2014· Milton Keynes

14 Mar 2014· West Yorkshire (Eastern)

12 Mar 2014· Teesside

Christopher Shapley

11 Mar 2014· Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan

3 Mar 2014· West London

25 Feb 2014· Manchester

3 Feb 2014· Surrey

3 Feb 2014· West Yorkshire (Eastern)

20 Dec 2013· Inner London South

Michael James Meyler

2 Dec 2013· Manchester

State Custody DeathThis is being sent to:

16 Sep 2013· Worcestershire

14 Aug 2013· Dorset

Ronald Sherlock

9 Aug 2013· Greater Norfolk