In November 2024, a jury in a Bedfordshire inquest concluded that Andrew McCleary was unlawfully killed during restraint by police officers and paramedics in Luton Bedfordshire Police, unhappy with the conclusion, sought permission from the High Court for judicial review and in November 2025, that application was rejected and the Bedfordshire Senior Coroner, Emma Whiting, […]

The UK Government has this week published a White Paper on Police Reform, “From local to national: a new model for policing.” Cards on the table: I’ve thought for years that we don’t need more restructuring and reform, we need a full Royal Commission on Policing and this White Paper gives us more reasons to […]

It has been announced recently, the government will look to change the law around the payment of Universal Credit to certain mental health patients in hospital and it’s causing a considerable debate, especially in psychiatry. First things first: this proposal (£) does not affect patients “sectioned” under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) who have […]