It has been announced that Her Honour (HH), Deborah Taylor will lead the public inquiry into the Nottingham attacks of June 2023.  Ms Taylor is am experienced, former senior judge whose inquiry will last potentially two years before reporting and will take place in lieu of inquests in to the victims’ deaths: Ian Coates, Grace […]

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His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has produced a new report about police effectiveness in crime investigation.  First things first, I went looking with my favourite shortcut function: CRTL+F to bring up the “find” search facility and entered in the world “mental”.  You’re always at risk of bringing up the word “fundamental”, so you still have […]

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Arbri Baja was convicted of rape in 2023 and sentenced by the court to a hospital order, under s37 of the Mental Health Act 1983, apparently unrestricted under s41 which I find unusual.  Perhaps it’s just incomplete media coverage as I would normally suspect an offence like rape to attract restrictions under s41. Earlier this […]

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