The College of Policing has recently published a “Brief To Officers Attending Coroner’s Court” and it is described as “Information for forces preparing to attend inquests that relate to Right Care, Right Person.” First published on 30th October 2025, the text of the brief is re-produced in full, below (for security against it disappearing from […]

It’s hard to predict when the Home Office are going to release their latest statistics on section 136 Mental Health Act 1983.  The newest batch came out today 6th Nov ’25, the last lot in Sep ’24 and prior to that, Feb ’24 … I don’t like surprises, not least because I’ve spent the last […]

Perhaps you will be aware the Times newspaper covered a story in September about Right Care, Right Person, emphasising the stories of Sophie Cotton, Robin Woolforth and Ricki Gillatt and giving their relatives’ perspectives on inquests for two of them, which heard the police should have responded to 999 calls made – Robin’s inquest is […]