Early in the aftermath of the Nottingham attacks in June 2023, we learned VC was ‘wanted on warrant’ after failing to appear at a Magistrate’s Court in response to a summons.  He had been accused of assaulting a police officer in September 2021 when a warrant under s135(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983 was […]

Around the time of VC’s sentencing for manslaughter (on the grounds of diminished responsibility), Dr Sanjoy Kumar – Grace’s father – went on television to talk about their campaign for justice and a public inquiry.  During his appearance he said something I’d not known up to that point but which really shocked me: VC was […]

In a recent training event with Approved Mental Health Professionals, the subject came up (AGAIN and AGAIN, actually) about what I call “no warrant, no police” – This is the practice of police forces responding to requests for officers to attend Mental Health Act assessments in private premises by saying “unless the AMHP has a […]