Mental Health Cop

The Nottingham Inquiry reconvened yesterday to hear closing submissions about the evidence it took over the spring and at some point after it concludes, we’re all going to have to address a number if issues – if we haven’t already.

If you follow the narratives about police contact deaths (PCDs), you won’t get very far before you see there is a lot of discussion about the need for accountability – whatever that might mean.

Fancy a little trip in to some “French” caselaw?

So far, it seems most of the things which could go wrong in Nottingham, did go wrong but we’re yet to see the public inquiry final report, which is due next spring.

Lesley Higginson was 72 years old when she died at her home in January 2026.

There are a few blogs in my ‘drafts’ folder, which I’ve resisted publishing because they relate to frustrations I had with my former employer’s approach to mental health policy and practice in policing.

The latest annual publication from the Independent Office for Police Conduct is just out, covering their “Deaths during or following police custody or contact” for 2025/6 – and you can find all the other IOPC reports for previous years on one of my resour…

The latest PFD to mention “Right Care, Right Person” was published this week, after the death of Catherine Morgan in Kent in September 2024.

One particular canard from this week’s news of Axel Rudabukana’s (AR) transfer from Belmarsh to Broadmoor is the question of whether he’s entitled to benefits once in hospital.

It was publicly reported yesterday that Axel Rudakubana, who killed three little girls in Southport in 2024 and serious injured countless more, has been transferred from Belmarsh prison in London, to Broadmoor hospital in Berkshire, which is one of the UK…