In September 2023, the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody published a new report, “More Than a Paper Exercise”, on a topic of particular interest to me – the publication, dissemination and use (or not) of Preventing Future Death (PFD) reports from Coroners in England and Wales.  A little background for those who may […]

I was recently asked about the new threshold outlined for Right Care, Right Person in the National Partnership Agreement.  You can check the links just given for full detail but RCRP has defined a threshold for police involvement in mental health related incidents which is all about crime (committed or ongoing) or immediate risk to […]

I’ve just read one of the weirdest High Court judgments I’ve ever read and it raises a point of law about the detention in police custody of someone who was originally arrested for an offence, but is mentally ill to such a degree they require admission to hospital under s2 of the Mental Health Act […]