First things first: this post is much longer than my average post — you may want to make sure you’ve got a cuppa on hand before you start.  There is simply a lot to cover and discuss, I’m afraid. Last week, two reports were published relating to Alexander Lewis-Ranwell (ALR) who killed three men in […]

The latest report by the Independent Office for Police Conduct in to Deaths During or Following Police Contact has been published today, covering 2022-23.  It relates to a lot of mental health related cases, as it always does and covers both those deaths which occur during arrest and detention, as well as suicides which follow […]

The Home Office and Department of Health and Social Care have today published the National Partnership Agreement, as part of scaling-up Right Care, Right Person, the policing and mental health initiative first developed by Humberside Police which has been running for three years.  The document is endorsed by the National Police Chiefs Council, the Association […]