The Metropolitan Police has today published its response to a Freedom of Information Act application for data about use of s136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the use of police custody.  It’s a curious release which begs a number of question I want to go through here but be aware, I don’t think […]

Mark Winstanley, Chief Executive of Rethink, a major national mental illness charity, has written to the Home Secretary and the Health Secretary, asking them to order a pause in the roll out of the Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) programme.  This follows charities like Rethink and Mind receiving feedback from those of us affected by […]

In January 2022, Mr Robert Young twice rang 999 in distress and sadly, died shortly afterwards by suicide after the police and ambulance services were calling each other about the incident. Counsel representing Mr Young’s family at the inquest persuaded the court that Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights was engaged in […]