‘No-one was prosecuted over the death of a man who was restrained in the street by public transport workers despite the case being reviewed three times.’
BBC News, 1st March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Five police officers are under investigation for manslaughter after the death of a 24-year-old man in police custody earlier this month.’
The Guardian, 25th February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A senior police officer cleared of misconduct over the high-profile death of a mentally ill black man is to face fresh disciplinary proceedings because of failings in the original case, the Observer can reveal.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The use of Tasers and spit hoods on children should be banned in the UK, the global humanitarian organisation for children Unicef has recommended.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ministers are being urged to finally implement legislation restricting the use of dangerous restraint practices against patients in mental health units two years after it was passed.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Every 15 minutes, on average, a patient with learning disabilities was restrained in hospital last year, new BBC File on 4 analysis shows.’
BBC News, 10th November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Kevin Andre Clarke was 35-year-old black man who died after being restrained by police in Lewisham, South London, on 9 March 2018. Kevin had suffered from paranoid schizophrenia since the age of 17 and at the time of his death was experiencing a mental health episode.’
Garden Court Chambers, 9th October 2020
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘A Care Quality Commission review has found “undignified and inhumane” care in some hospital settings providing complex care for autistic people, and people with a learning disability and/or mental health condition.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th October 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Too many hospitals for people with learning disabilities or autism are providing poor care which is, at times, undignified and inhumane, the care regulator for England has said.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police’s inappropriate use of restraints on a mentally ill man contributed to his death, an inquest jury has found.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Metropolitan Police officers are four times more likely to use force against black people compared with the white population, new figures have suggested.’
BBC News, 30th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The parents of a young black man who died after being restrained in a mental health hospital are asking why a law passed in his name almost two years ago has not yet been enacted by the government.’
The Guardian,, 20th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Detainees, including children, are still being routinely handcuffed in custody in a practice described as “inappropriate and very concerning”.’
BBC News, 1st July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Pain-inducing restraint techniques should only be used on children in custody as an “absolute exception” to save life or prevent serious harm, a long-awaited review has concluded, though it has stopped short of calling for an outright ban.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An official review into the death of a black man who was punched repeatedly by police, beaten with a baton and Tasered has been delayed for the last year because investigators have yet to obtain a transcript of the inquest.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
A High Court judge has strongly criticised Slater & Gordon (S&G) for a “wholly unacceptable” failure to give him a crucial letter when applying for an urgent injunction in a police misconduct case.
Legal Futures, 4th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a formal inquiry into how schools are monitoring and recording their use of restraint, “following widespread concerns about its use and the lack of data available”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th February 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A Nigerian rape survivor who was under constant supervision at an immigration detention centre because she was at high risk of self-harm has been cleared of assaulting four guards who restrained her and tried to force her on to a charter flight.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Children at a scandal-hit jail set to close in three months are still being subjected to pain-inflicting techniques during physical restraints, despite repeated warnings against using what inspectors have called “unacceptable” practice.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The family of a church caretaker with mental health problems who died after being restrained at a police station have expressed anger after disciplinary proceedings against two detention officers were dropped.’
The Guardian, 24th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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