Over a year ago, in January 2024, four bodies were discovered in a home in Costessey, Norfolk and led to a number of immediate and ongoing consequences connected to the Right Care, Right Person programme which was due to go live in that police force area a week or so after the tragedy. In summary, […]

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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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