We are still behind where we need to be in using the Mental Capacity Act:  I heard recently from an AMHP asked to under take a Mental Health Act assessment in an A&E department after police officers had ‘removed’ the person there “under the MCA because they wouldn’t come outside!” …… we also heard in the […]

This is a picture of PC Alex STYPULKOWSKI from Hampshire police – officially the bravest police officer in the country.  Let me tell you why – In November 2010, PC STYPULKOWSKI was deployed to support social services to ‘section’ a man under the Mental Health Act.  The operation included armed officers, but Alex is an […]

There will be no updates on the blog for a couple of weeks as I am delighted to be going on holiday to South Africa! Me being me, I therefore did a bit of reading around policing, mental illness and criminal justice in South Africa – the natural Venn diagram: During the last few weeks […]