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Prisoners: Isle of Wight

Commons · Question 68221 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 23 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison deaths were recorded by the Isle of Wight coroner in each of the last five years; on what dates the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman investigation was (a) opened and (b) completed for each of those

Answer

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 23 Jul 2025

Coroners have a statutory duty under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 to hold an inquest into all deaths of individuals who die while in custody or other state detention. The coroner will typically suspend their investigation into a death pending the com...