VPRS 2954 Proceedings and Report II Of Board Of Inquiry Into H.M. Prison Pentridge

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This series consists of the bound transcripts of proceedings and the second final published report of the Board of Inquiry into H.M. Prison Pentridge (VA 4389). The Board of Inquiry sat for 73 days from 7th June and the 20th December 1982.

The transcripts provide a true and accurate record of all hearings conducted by the Board. For each session of proceedings, the actual transcript is preceded by a cover page, providing details of the session's day, date, Commissioner's name Kenneth Jenkinson, Q.C) and people present

This series contains a complete set of transcripts for this Board of Inquiry.

Before the commencement of the Board of Inquiry, the Chief Secretary requested that matters subject to paragraph (a) of the Terms of Reference were to be inquired into first and reported on prior to paragraphs (b) and (c). Two reports were produced from this Board of Inquiry.

This series consists of the second report of the Board of Inquiry (Report of the Board of Inquiry into Several Matters Concerning H.M Prison Pentridge and the Maintenance of Discipline in Prisons). This final report can be found in Papers Presented to Parliament, 1973-1974, No 37.

The first report can be found in VPRS 2963 (Report of Board of Inquiry into the Allegations of Brutality and Ill Treatment of H.M. Prison Pentridge).