On this page you can search and filter the UN recommendations submitted to the UK
UK Government actions In September 2021, the UK Government published a new policy to support the needs of perinatal women...
Government should: Take action to prevent suicides, including suicides and self-harm in custody, by: (a) tackling the root causes of...
Government should: Review prison conditions to make them safer places. Consider developing an action plan to address increases in self-harm,...
Government should: Develop a plan to improve deteriorating conditions in UK prisons. Tackle rising assaults and killings among prisoners. Initiate...
Government should: Provide coroners with all necessary resources to conduct prompt and impartial investigations into deaths linked to the Northern...
Government should: Comply with international standards regarding detainees’ rights and the conditions of detention. Cydymffurfio gyda safonau rhyngwladol parthed hawliau...
Government should: Investigate the disproportionate number of black people and people of ethnic minorities within the criminal justice system across...
Government should: Ensure the governments of Northern Ireland and Wales regularly review the impact of stop and search powers on...
Government should: (a) Take steps to address the low prosecution and conviction rates for domestic abuse and sexual violence. Ensure...
Government should: Ensure that the use of electrical discharge weapons (tasers) follows the principles of necessity, subsidiarity, proportionality, advance warning...
Government should: (a) Provide the UN with detailed information about all deaths in custody and the causes of those deaths....
Government should: (a) Continue to improve conditions and reduce overcrowding in prisons and other detention facilities, including through the use...
Government should: (a) Provide enough resources to effectively implement the Female Offender Strategy for England and Wales and ensure that...
Government should: (a) Ensure that vulnerable women can access employment opportunities, housing and social security so they don't need to...
Government should: (a) Ensure any limits on fair trial guarantees for national security reasons (such as court hearings held without...
Government should: Take action to tackle violence against women, including domestic violence and sexual abuse, by: (a) prioritising introducing domestic...
Limited time out of cells, overcrowding, poor conditions, use of force, solitary confinement and self-harm in prisons are commonplace and,...
Government should: Work with disabled people's organisations to: (a) Develop programmes to make judges, prosecutors, police officers and prison staff...
Government should: Do more to cut the prison population, while improving prisoner safety. Take concrete measures to reduce the current...
Government should: (a) End the use of restraint for reasons relating to disability. Prevent the use of Tasers against disabled...
Government should: (a) Remove laws allowing people to be detained and treated without their consent on the basis of their...
Government should: Ensure the welfare of all members of society, including migrants. Ensure the welfare of all segments of society...
Government should: Review the impact of the 2016 'Hate Crime Action Plan'. Review the approaches of criminal justice agencies to...
Government should: Promote a full health service (including mental health) in line with the duty introduced by the Health and...
Government should: Align the UK's juvenile justice systems in line with UN advice and: (a) Increase the age of criminal...
Government should: (a) Collect data on child mental health, paying particular attention to children in vulnerable situations. (b) Adequately fund...
Government should: (a) Ensure child protection authorities are informed when a parent is imprisoned, to prevent children being left unattended....
Government should: (a) In line with UN advice, urgently ban physical punishment in the family. (b) Ensure that physical punishment...
Government should consider UN advice on children's right to freedom from all forms of violence and: (a) Ban the use...
Government should: (a) Tackle the root causes of infant and child mortality, including deprivation and inequality. (b) Carry out automatic,...
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Government should: Continue improving the treatment of prisoners. Continue its efforts to improve treatment of inmates...