It was interesting to see passing comment in a BBC news article on broader policing issues, which referenced the Mental Health Act 1983.  The article states, “Sir Mark [Rowley, Metropolitan Police Commissioner] also notes that the number of people being sectioned by police under the Mental Health Act has more than quadrupled since 2013.” Whilst accepting […]

More than once, I’ve known of situations where risk levels have been exaggerated to promote or provoke a police response to a situation that otherwise wouldn’t receive one.  OK, it’s been way more than once.  Those who have read the blog throughout may recall the mental health nurse who came in to a police station […]

Amongst the Preventing Future Death reports which have been published after update to the website of the Chief Coroner, is the report relating to the death of Mr Khalid Yousef.  The victim was killed by Hassan Mustafa in January 2018 and following a criminal trial for murder, he was found not guilty of murder by […]