Anthony Scrivener was a very busy lawyer with a deep public conscience. In 1993, after calls for an official inquiry into a series of suicides at Feltham young offender institution, south-west London, were rejected, the Howard League for Penal Reform, of which I was then chair, decided to invite Anthony to lead an investigation. I phoned to ask if he would accept on a pro bono basis. Without hesitation he said: “Thank you. I’ll do it.”
