QUESTION SENT IN FROM A NEW BLOG READER:  and with permission, I’ve turned my email reply in to a short post as I’m not sure I’ve covered this before! The question centres on where the police stand after Mental Health Act assessment has occurred whilst someone is detained under section 136 MHA and where a […]

The Home Secretary recently wrote an open letter to all Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners. Here it is in full, without much comment except to acknowledge I have one or two hundred detailed questions about this and chief amongst them is to wonder what the difference will be between the National Partnership Agreement […]

A post in response to this tweet from a police officer in the United Kingdom — Firstly, the person was not detained under s2 on Tuesday – all that happened that day was an assessment with a decision taken to seek admission. It’s worth noting there are arguments around from some lawyers it’s not legal […]