Partnership Working

Not for the first time, I was recently told during a discussion about the police / mental health interface that solutions to problems will be found in partnership working and that “we need to stop talking about what is your job and what is mine.”  I admit to having had a small cerebral dysfunction as […]

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Section 4 Mental Health Act

This post has been specifically requested by my colleagues in the Metropolitan Police, texting me to say “Do you have anything on section 4?!”  The fact is I didn’t and I was surprised I’d never thought to cover it, so this song – sorry this post – is dedicated to the Met because their request made me realise […]

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Cape Town

This blog is specifically aimed at those attending the biennial conference of the International Council of Police Representative Associations in June 2014.  The ICPRA have been kind enough to invite me to speak at the their gathering in Cape Town.  Yes, really!  This is a particular honour, to return to this wonderful country to talk […]

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