Altcourse Prison

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First report 12 May 2023•Latest report 12 May 2023

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
0%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Altcourse Prison linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Cheshire

    AI-generated summary

    Angela Vanessa CRADDOCK · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Angela Vanessa Craddock died on 11 April 2018 after an offender attended her address and inflicted survivable injuries. Concerns included failures to identify and share information about breaches of a restraining order, incomplete risk assessment and recall information, and ineffective deployment of police resources to enforce the recall notice.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Altcourse Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to conduct pre-sentence or post-sentence review

    Wider context from the report

    “The offender had not been subject of any pre-sentence or post sentence review following conviction on 19 February 2018 for possession of a knife and a section 39 assault on Angela Craddock. The offender was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and the Restraining order was granted for 12 months. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Altcourse Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to include restraining order breach information in OASys risk assessments and prison recall reports and reviews

    Wider context from the report

    “During the 39 days between conviction and release the offender phoned Angela Craddock on 160 occasions. Most of the calls did not connect. The offender also wrote several letters to Angela Craddock from prison in breach of the Restraining Order. Details of the Restraining Order were sent to HMP Altcourse and on receipt a paper copy of the conditions were placed in an envelope to be delivered to the Public Protection Department. This was never received so the relevant staff were not aware of the Restraining Order. Consequently, upon release on licence the community rehabilitation service were unaware of the breaches of the Restraining Order and were unable to include this information in the OASys risk assessment or the prison recall report and review, ultimately sent on to the police for the enforcement of the recall notice. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Altcourse Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to ensure receipt of restraining order conditions by relevant staff

    Wider context from the report

    “During the 39 days between conviction and release the offender phoned Angela Craddock on 160 occasions. Most of the calls did not connect. The offender also wrote several letters to Angela Craddock from prison in breach of the Restraining Order. Details of the Restraining Order were sent to HMP Altcourse and on receipt a paper copy of the conditions were placed in an envelope to be delivered to the Public Protection Department. This was never received so the relevant staff were not aware of the Restraining Order. Consequently, upon release on licence the community rehabilitation service were unaware of the breaches of the Restraining Order and were unable to include this information in the OASys risk assessment or the prison recall report and review, ultimately sent on to the police for the enforcement of the recall notice. ”
    Open source report
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Data last updated 7 September 2026