This short post follows the recent one on criminalising children and relates to the pervading claim, which I heard again last week, that when it comes to the investigation of crime it is not the job of the police to investigate and prove mens rea, that this is a matter for courts. You will remember […]

Last week there was an urgent Parliamentary question tabled by the shadow health minister concerning CAMHS provision. You can watch the session for yourself as it lasts just over half an hour and is fairly interesting, for a few reasons. The question was prompted by a few different events: last week NHS England issued guidance […]

The Home Affairs Select Committee has today published its report into policing and mental health after a year-long inquiry.  There is a series of recommendations and conclusions to note, affecting both the police service and the NHS as a whole. The main things are – The need for proper, mandated training for every police officer. […]