Includes failures in the dedicated court-to-prison transfer of information about defendants or prisoners who will be received by, returned to or managed in prison, including court lists, custody records, offence circumstances, mental-health concerns, vulnerability, suicidal intent and other safety-relevant court information, together with failures to communicate or confirm receipt of that information.
What is not included
Excludes prison-to-court transfer information, court attendance preparation and information sent from prisons to courts unless the assertion also concerns the court-to-prison direction.
Excludes generic inter-agency information-sharing failures without a court-to-receiving-prison context.
Excludes failures in mental-health assessment, custody observation or ACCT operation after relevant court information has been reliably transferred.
Excludes court administrative information that has no identified relevance to prisoner safety or receiving-prison decisions.
Trends
Reports over time
Reports mentioning this concern, over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Dac Beachcroft LLP1
David Ake & Co1
Department of Health and Social Care1
Hampshire County Council1
HCRG Care Ltd1
HM Courts & Tribunals Service1
HM Prison and Probation Service1
HM Prison Service1
Home Office1
Mental Health Act assessors1
Ministry of Justice1
Northamptonshire Police1
Executive agency2
Company1
English county council1
Limited liability partnership1
Ministerial department1
Police force1
Private limited company1
Sub-organisation1
Type not available1
Reports and published responses 4 reports
See individual reports that have raised this concern, and the actions taken in response
West Yorkshire Eastern
Concerns raised1
Failure to communicate suicide risk and relevant court information to prison staff
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
David Ake & Co
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
David Ake & Co
Remind appropriate organisations whenever a client repeats a threat of self-harm.
Hampshire
Concerns raised1
Failure to identify increased self-harm risk in prisoners due in Court the following morning
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statements
No respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
Milton Keynes
Concerns raised2
Failure of the court to inform the prison about a defendant's mental illness and related problems
Failure to provide the prison with sufficient information about a vulnerable prisoner's behaviour, mental state and custody circumstances
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked responses
Northamptonshire Magistrates’ Courts
Northamptonshire Police
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.4
Northamptonshire Police
Remind custody officers and staff to follow guidance on completing Person Escort Records and attaching relevant documentation.
Northamptonshire Police
Contact the national police lead on custody to suggest reviewing the Person Escort form against Authorised Professional Practice guidance.
Northamptonshire Magistrates’ Courts
Issue the liaison team’s information leaflet to legal advisers and remind them to forward CPN1 forms or endorse warrants and attach available MG5s.
Northamptonshire Magistrates’ Courts
Liaise with criminal justice partners to review CPN procedures and consider information forwarded to prisons when vulnerable adults are remanded.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.6
Northamptonshire Police
The concern about Magistrates’ Court procedure falls outside the matters addressed in this response.
Outside remitThe respondent said that this matter was outside its role or authority.
Northamptonshire Magistrates’ Courts
Additional mental-health assessment was not considered necessary because the police mental-health team cleared attendance and the CPN identified no concerns.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Northamptonshire Magistrates’ Courts
Direct prison contact and prisoner risk assessment are not functions of the court, unlike those of a custodian.
Outside remitThe respondent said that this matter was outside its role or authority.
Northamptonshire Police
The format of the Warrant of Remand is not a police matter, so no comment is made on it.
Outside remitThe respondent said that this matter was outside its role or authority.
Northamptonshire Police
A custody record is intended to document treatment in police custody, not provide a full picture of the investigation, evidence or detainee’s circumstances.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Northamptonshire Police
The existing Person Escort Form and round-the-clock switchboard provided sufficient risk information and a route for receiving staff to seek clarification.
Existing arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.
Inner South London
Concerns raised1
Lack of an agreed system for transferring health care information from police stations or courts to prisons
This report raised 5 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked responses
Hampshire County Council
Portsmouth City Council
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
Hampshire County Council and Portsmouth City Council
Provide AMHP guidance on confidential information sharing with GP practices and prison healthcare.
Hampshire County Council and Portsmouth City Council
Work with NHS providers and Hampshire Constabulary to review information sharing after joint police-custody assessments.
Actions and positions describe what organisations say in published responses. Implementation is not independently verified.
Actions and positions describe what organisations say in published responses. Implementation is not independently verified.