The last fifteen years has seen considerable effort, time and money put in to the development of initiatives to improve the situation on policing and mental health.  We could talk for weeks – and I have – about what the precise problem is and I’ve written before asking “what problem are you trying to fix?” […]

Leicester Crown Court is currently involved in a hearing to determine whether Daniel Rounce killed Gerald Wickes.  This is not a trial to determine guilt, it is a trial of the facts.  Mr Rounce has been deemed unfit to stand trial because of his mental health and for a range of reasons set out in […]

The Old Bailey today saw the passing of a criminal sentence for treason, the first such sentence in over 40-years.  Jaswant Singh Chail, 21 pleaded guilty in February of this year to three offences including the treason charge but also possession of an offensive weapon and making threats to kill Her (late) Majesty the Queen, […]