April 2024 saw the soft release of guidance on Right Care, Right Person from the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC). I say “soft release” because the document has been published on the APCC website, dated April 2024, but there was no mention on their website news section of its release, where other guidance […]

Section 137 Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) is widely misunderstood – very widely.  The thing about which needs stating upfront and we’ll state it again at the end is this: it’s not a power someone can use – it’s conferring confirmation of legal status on people in just some limited circumstances. The section states – Section 137 […]

A new Preventing Future Deaths report from Greater Manchester is worth considering, following the sad death of Mr Michael Heath in August 2023. It was only issued this week following conclusion of an Article 2, jury inquest which examined Mr Heath’s suicide after a history of mental health contact and, crucially, emergency services contact in […]