Support Engaging Risk

I was recently asked about the new threshold outlined for Right Care, Right Person in the National Partnership Agreement. You can check the links just given for full detail but RCRP has defined a threshold for police involvement in mental health related incidents which is all about crime (committed or ongoing) or immediate risk to […]

Clark v Chief Constable of Merseyside

I’ve just read one of the weirdest High Court judgments I’ve ever read and it raises a point of law about the detention in police custody of someone who was originally arrested for an offence, but is mentally ill to such a degree they require admission to hospital under s2 of the Mental Health Act […]

Remember Your ABCDE

Earlier this year, the National Police Chiefs Council issued guidance on the topic of “Restricted Patients under s37 and s41 Who Abscond”. This is accompanied by a flowchart, summarising the ten page guidance document. There are a few issues with this document, which I feel obliged to highlight — Firstly, despite the title indicating the […]