One part of the debate that is going on in policing, is the extent to which the service picks up ‘failure demand’ from other organisations.  You have to expect this debate, because policing is being cut to a far greater degree than many other organisations and the idea that as health and other services rationalise […]

Police officers have no legal powers of detention or coercion in private premises, unless a criminal offence is attempted or a breach of the peace anticipated.  The Government review of ss135/6 of the Mental Health Act 1983 which was published in December made it clear that there are no plans to reform this aspect of […]

Today sees the formal launch in London of the Blue Light Project, led by Mind and it has been a real privilege that they asked me to be a small part of their external advisory board, contributing to the development of the project which uses £4m of LIBOR money (fines levied on banks for manipulating […]