Research

 Prisoner Based Research Ethics Committee (PBREC)

Should you wish to conduct prisoner based research you should complete the following application form:

Application form (.pdf)

Application form (.doc)

The Prisoner Based Research Ethics Committee (PBREC) of the Irish Prison Service will then consider any ethical issues arising from your proposed research.

Assuming the granting of ethical approval, you should also note that the Irish Prison Service will separately consider a number of issues such as:

• the value of the research to the Irish Prison Service (IPS)
• the current demands on the time and resources of locations
• the current demands on particular populations in terms of time/effort and volume of research being undertaken.

The PBREC meets four times per year.

Research proposals, on the approved application form, should be clearly marked Prisoner Based Research and sent to:

Secretary,

Prisoner Based Research Ethics Committee,

Irish Prison Service HQ,

IDA Business Park,

Longford,

Co. Longford.

or emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.    (Please mark Prisoner Based Research)

The closing date for receipt of research proposals is the last working day of April, August, October or December in order to be considered at the next meeting of the Committee.

Applications to carry out research involving prisoners are considered from an ethical perspective by the Prisoner Based Research Ethics Committee (PBREC).  For guidance or and application form please see below.

PBREC Guidance Document

Application form (.pdf)

Application form (.doc)