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Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports

Pre-inquest brief

Incomplete or meaningless ACCT observations in prison

Organisation: His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service · Generated: 26 Oct 2026

Recurance · recurance.com/chains/13f8d6d16d157710

The earlier warning

Daniel Akam · 10 Dec 2019 · Georgina Gibbs, South Yorkshire (East)

“(1) CCTV evidence in the inquest established that 18 observations on Mr [name redacted] were not carried out.”

judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/daniel-akam

What was promised

No published response from His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service was found for the earlier reports.

What recurred

  • 7 Aug 2024 · Kevin McDonnell · Laurinda Bower · Closely related · confidence 0.90 (high)

The clearest link, quoted from both reports:

Earlier · Daniel Akam · 10 Dec 2019

“(1) CCTV evidence in the inquest established that 18 observations on Mr [name redacted] were not carried out.”

Later · Kevin McDonnell · 7 Aug 2024

“Prison staff were unfamiliar with the need for ACCT observations and conversations to be meaningful and have purpose.”

What happened next

No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.

Every quote is verified word for word against the original report on judiciary.uk. A link shows that a similar concern was raised again, not why. It is not a finding about any organisation or person.

Source: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, Open Government Licence v3.0.