Colin Allars reappointed as Chair of the Independent Restraint Review Panel
The Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, has announced the reappointment of Colin Allars as the Chair to the Independent Restraint Review Panel.
The Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, has announced the reappointment of Colin Allars as the Chair to the Independent Restraint Review Panel (IRRP) for a second term of 3 years. His reappointment will run from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028.
Mr Allars鈥� original appointment tenure commenced from 1 January 2023 for a 3-year term to run until 31 December 2025.
The鈥疘ndependent Restraint聽Review聽Panel (IRRP) was set up in response to Charlie Taylor鈥檚 review of pain-inducing techniques in the youth estate in 2016.聽The IRRP reviews incidents at youth custody sites when serious injuries or warning signs have been identified, or where a pain inducing technique has been deployed. In addition to the mechanics of restraint, the IRRP鈥痗an make observations about behaviour management and staff behaviour and鈥痩eadership.聽Although the IRRP is not regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments, this reappointment has been made in line with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.
Collin Allars Biography
Colin Allars has been Chair of the Independent Restraint Review Panel since 2021. Mr Allars is also the Non-Executive Chair of the Government Facilities Services (GFSL), appointed in 2018. An engineering graduate, Colin has worked in both private and public sectors in a wide range of delivery focused roles. He retired, from full time employment, in May 2021 having served as Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Justice Board; NDPB responsible for oversight of and advice on the youth justice system.