A post in response to this tweet from a police officer in the United Kingdom — Firstly, the person was not detained under s2 on Tuesday – all that happened that day was an assessment with a decision taken to seek admission. It’s worth noting there are arguments around from some lawyers it’s not legal […]

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The campaigning charity Inquest has published a new report on “Race, Death and British Policing“.  It’s tough stuff to read, no doubt at all.  That said, it’s probably important that we do and in particular because it contains testimony from families of those who have died in police custody set against a wide survey of […]

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It is the deliberate will of Parliament that police powers under section 136 of the Mental Health Act cannot be used inside a dwelling.  We know this for a fact.  This provision was originally introduced by the 1959 MHA and there have been various suggestions or attempts to amend the provision.  In 2015, Sir Paul […]

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