Stephen Shaw, CBE is former Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales. He was first appointed Prisons Ombudsman in October 1999; from September 1, 2001 his remit was extended to take in complaints against the National Probation Service from those under supervision in the community. His remit was further extended to take in complaints from those in immigration detention in October 2006. He departed in April 2010. In 2003-04, Mr Shaw personally led the investigations into a number of deaths in prisons in England, the first time such deaths had been investigated independently. From April 1, 2004, the Ombudsman?s office has been responsible for the investigation of all deaths in prisons and immigration removal centres, as well as the deaths of residents of NPS hostels. Mr Shaw?s office conducts around 200 such investigations each year. The office also has a discretionary power to investigate post-release deaths. In 2009, Mr Shaw chaired two public inquiries into serious self-harm incidents that have not resulted in death. These ?near deaths? may also invoke the investigative obligation under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights. 

March 26th, 1953 in (Age 71)