The CPT and the United Kingdom

CPT participates in webinar to examine Scotland’s progress in preventing ill-treatment in places of detention
On 25 August 2021, the CPT’s President, Alan Mitchell, and the Head of delegation for the CPT’s visits to Scotland (United Kingdom) in 2018 and 2019, Julia Kozma, participated in a webinar with criminal justice practitioners and academics to discuss a report by the Scottish subgroup of the UK...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits the United Kingdom
In the course of the visit, the delegation examined the treatment of persons held in prisons in England. Particular attention was paid to the impact of the restrictions imposed in the context of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, safety and violence in prisons, situation of female prisoners and the...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on the United Kingdom focusing on Scottish prisons
The aim of the visit was to follow up on certain issues of concern to the Committee that had been raised in its report on the 2018 visit to Scotland, notably the use of segregation and mental health care for women prisoners. Issues of overcrowding and long-term segregation in the male custodial...

Periodic visit: 08/06/2021 - 21/06/2021
- Report not yet published
- Visit news flash
Ad hoc visit: 14/10/2019 - 18/10/2019
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (2020) 28]
- Government response:
[CPT/Inf (2020) 29]
- Publication news flash
- Visit news flash
High-level talks: 04/06/2019 - 05/06/2019
Ad hoc visit: 13/05/2019 - 23/05/2019
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (2020) 18]
- Government response:
[CPT/Inf (2020) 19]
- Publication news flash
- Visit news flash
Ad hoc visit: 17/10/2018 - 26/10/2018
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (2019) 29]
- Government response:
[CPT/Inf (2019) 30]
- Publication news flash
- Visit news flash
Ad hoc visit: 29/08/2017 - 06/09/2017 (Northern Ireland)
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (2018) 47]
- Government response:
[CPT/Inf (2018) 48]
- Publication news flash
- Visit news flash
High-level talks: 26/04/2017
Ad hoc visit: 09/02/2017 - 11/02/2017 (Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus)
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (2017) 37]
- Government response:
[CPT/Inf (2017) 38]
- Publication news flash
- Visit news flash
Periodic visit: 30/03/2016 - 12/04/2016
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (2017) 9]
- Publication news flash
- Government response:
[CPT/Inf (2018) 1]
Ad hoc visit: 13/11/2014 - 19/11/2014 (Gibraltar)
Ad hoc visit: 22/10/2012 - 24/10/2012 (return flight)
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (2013) 14]
- Government response:
[CPT/Inf (2013) 15]
- Publication news flash
Periodic visit: 17/09/2012 - 28/09/2012
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (2014) 11]
- Government response:
[CPT/Inf (2014) 12]
- Publication news flash
Ad hoc visit: 15/03/2010 - 26/03/2010
- CPT report (Jersey):
[CPT/Inf (2010) 35]
- Government response (Jersey):
[CPT/Inf (2010) 36]
- CPT report (Guernsey):
[CPT/Inf (2010) 37]
- Government response (Guernsey):
[CPT/Inf (2010) 38]
- Publication news flash
Periodic visit: 18/11/2008 - 01/12/2008
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (2009) 30]
- Government response:
[CPT/Inf (2009) 31]
- Publication news flash
Ad hoc visit: 02/12/2007 - 06/12/2007
Ad hoc visit: 20/11/2005 - 25/11/2005
Ad hoc visit: 11/07/2005 - 15/07/2005
Ad hoc visit: 14/03/2004 - 19/03/2004
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (2005) 10]
- Government response:
[CPT/Inf (2005) 11]
- Publication news flash
Periodic visit: 12/05/2003 - 23/05/2003
Ad hoc visit: 17/02/2002 - 21/02/2002
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (2003) 18]
- Government response:
[CPT/Inf (2003) 19]
- Publication news flash
Periodic visit: 04/02/2001 - 16/02/2001
Periodic visit : 29/11/1999 - 08/12/1999 (Northern Ireland)
Ad hoc visit: 08/09/1997 - 17/09/1997
Periodic visit: 15/05/1994 - 31/05/1994
Ad hoc visit : 20/07/1993 - 29/07/1993 (Northern Ireland)
Periodic visit: 29/07/1990 - 10/08/1990
- CPT report:
[CPT/Inf (91) 15]
- Government response:
[CPT/Inf (91) 16]
- Government follow-up report:
[CPT/Inf (93) 9]

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Ratification of the ECPT: | 1988 |
Visits carried out:
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24 9 15 |
Reports adopted: |
25 |
Reports published: | 24 |
Automatic publication procedure: | No |
Public Statement: | None |