A report by the committee called Deaths in Custody said the case was "especially worrying" and drew attention to Joseph's history of abuse and self-harm. It also recommended that local authority secure accommodation should be used for under-18s wherever possible.
The Government has refused to hold a public inquiry into the case despite calls from Inquest, an organisation that works with bereaved families, and Joseph's mother, Yvonne Scholes.
The Home Office refused to comment on the committee's call for an inquiry but said reducing prison suicides was a "key objective". Joseph hanged himself in March 2002.
www.parliament.uk.
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