No PFD Issued

A Preventing Future Death report is not always issued in an inquest where something went wrong and we’ve seen this recently with some inquests related to Right Care, Right Person. Christian Parker died in Worcestershire in early 2025 and his inquest was held in October. The record of inquest shows that West Mercia Police admitted getting […]

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More Ways to Misuse “Capacity”

There’s an awful lot going on at the moment, it’s genuinely hard to keep pace with it all – this time, arising from the controversial video from Northamptonshire Police which led to the Court of (Criminal) Appeal finding the Chief Constable of Northamptonshire in contempt of court, fining the force £50,000 in a legally unprecedented […]

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Tramlines, Not Guidelines

Lisa Taylor-Penny died in 2025 after self-injury and the inquest into her death concluded in Cheshire with a very sad narrative verdict just a few months ago. Yesterday, His Majesty’s Coroner published a new Preventing Future Deaths (PFD) report after concerns were caused arising from the application of the Right Care, Right Person programme. This […]

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