A query from an east of England force today involved something referenced in brief across a few blogs but when I went looking for one to send across and explain the answer to their question, it was hard to find so an individual post is warranted, not least because the officer contacting me said they’ve […]

It is sixteen years today since the death of Sean Rigg at Brixton Police station. A mental health related, restraint related death in police custody after days of non-response to Sean in his deteriorating condition by mental health services, his death remains a tragedy. Having since met his sister, Marcia Rigg a number of times, […]

Let’s imagine you’re very worried about a relative and you go to their home after you have been unable to reach them by phone after several hours of trying and many calls. For the point I want to make in this post, it doesn’t matter whether they may be an elderly relative who is known […]