Home > ABOUT US > National Preventive Mechanism > NPM Press Release NPM Press Release Uk must strengthen work to prevent ill-treament in detention in crucial year of international scrutiny Chair of UK torture prevention body calls for stronger government focus on eradicating ill-treatment of detainees 20/02/18 The Preventive Mechanism reveals for the first time how many people are detained in the UK 13/01/17 National Preventive Mechanism publishes Annual Report into UK detention: solitary confinement a concern 01/12/15