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Our current method of recording deaths in custody does not separate those who died
in police custody from the overall figure of those who died in custody. Prior to May
2012 we have no statistics on death in custody of British nationals overseas. From
May to December 2012 we are aware of two British nationals who died in custody overseas.
In 2013 we are aware of ten cases and in 2014 of eleven. This year, up until 31 August,
we have been made aware of four cases. To break down the location of death in custody
for figures prior to May 2012 would require detailed searches of all detainee records,
which would be of disproportionate cost.
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