Quick Guide – Cross Border Returns

I wrote the Quick Guide series of posts very early in the life of this blog, over 10-years ago but I’ve kept them revised and up-to-date ever since. Following a number of recent queries, I decided to add one more to the list done, because of the need for clarification on legal powers where patients […]

ALR

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 […]

Deaths After Custody or Contact

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 […]