At the start of this week, an inquest opened in Nottingham after the death in 2022 of 26yr old Kaine Fletcher. Evidence was heard about the cause of his death and has now been adjourned until later in July when evidence will be heard from police officers, paramedics and others who were involved in the […]

A new Preventing Future Deaths report was published this week after the inquest in Hull after the death of Mr Peter Ramsden. It raises “Right Care, Right Person” again, this time with power of entry discussions for welfare checks.  Mr Ramsden died at his home address at some point in the two months prior to […]

“The first survey to focus specifically on the use of section 136 detentions under the Mental Health Act by police forces in England and Wales has revealed significant disparities in the way the powers are used – including the number of people detained, the use of police vehicles to transfer detainees, handover times, and the […]