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Eric Baskind and I Discussing The Legal Implications of a Care Quality Commission Freedom of Information Response [Video]

Under The Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014: Regulation 13: “CQC inspectors are expected to safeguard people who use services from suffering any form of abuse or improper treatment, which includes …. unlawful restraint”. However the CQC’s response to a freedom of information request has highlighted that CQC inspectors are very highly likely to be unqualified … Read more

31 May 2020 · 2 min read

Interview With Ginge Johnson on Physical Skills Requirements for Close Protection Training

https://youtu.be/KG8ZMO8a9ZM Everyone who is anyone in CP knows ‘Ginge’, but if you don’t know him here is some info about Ginge. ‘Ginge’ served in the British Army for 18 years, 13 of which were spent in the 22nd Special Air Services Regiment. During this time, he developed a wide range of skills including counter-terrorism and VIP protection.

26 May 2020 · 1 min read

Is The Government’s Guidance on Covid Mandatory or Advisory [Video]

Is the Government’s Coronavirus Guidance Statutory or Advisory & Are You Protected Against a Claim if You Follow It & The Legal Difference Between ‘Practical’ and ‘Reasonably Practicable’?

25 May 2020 · 1 min read

No Restraint Policies – What’s Your View On Them?

No Restraint Policies – What’s Your View On Them?

Every now and then I come across an agency/organisation that has a ‘no-restraint’ policy in place and my first question is always, why do you have a policy for something that you don’t need to do? You wouldn’t have a ‘no-hard hat’ policy in a school playground during playtime because there is no foreseeable risk of something falling from the … Read more

24 May 2020 · 6 min read

The Science Behind Our Thoughts, Intentions and Meditations [Podcast]

The Science Behind Our Thoughts, Intentions and Meditations [Podcast]

This is the audio from a Masterclass that I ran on the 21st May 2020.⁣⁣ It looks at the science behind how and why your thoughts, intentions and meditations can literally change your reality that you experience every day, as well as why some people get stuck in their reality and can never seem to change it.⁣  It builds … Read more

23 May 2020 · 1 min read

The 4 Levels of Manifestation and ‘The Backwards Law’ [Podcast]

The 4 Levels of Manifestation and ‘The Backwards Law’ [Podcast]

This is the audio from a video Mastermind session that I ran on the 19th May 2020 in which I discussed the power of manifestation, but also why it doesn’t work for some people.

23 May 2020 · 1 min read

The Power of Belief [Video Series]

The Power of Belief [Video Series]

This is a five-part video series about the beliefs we hold to be true. It will help you understand what a belief is, how they are generated and imposed upon us and how we can take control of them. You are far more powerful than you may have been led to believe!

23 May 2020 · 1 min read

Is There Any Guidance From Anywhere That Indicates When Can We Resume Physical Restraint Training During Covid 19 [Video]

Is There Any Guidance From Anywhere That Indicates When Can We Resume Physical Restraint Training During Covid 19?

22 May 2020 · 1 min read

Should We Be Resuming Physical Restraint /Intervention/PMVA Training During Covid 19?

Should We Be Resuming Physical Restraint /Intervention/PMVA Training During Covid 19?

Should We Be Resuming Physical Restraint /Intervention/PMVA Training During Covid 19? This is a very interesting discussion thread that I started on LinkedIn regarding people’s views on resuming PI training. A lot of very experienced PI trainers (many at the top of their profession) and good people commented on this thread so it is an excellent resources for … Read more

22 May 2020 · 1 min read

SIA License Holders Powers of Arrest and Search

Following on from the last video I did about “The Difference Between Arresting Someone and Detaining Someone”, and obviously there is no difference, I’ve just come across this on the Security Industry Authority website, which was posted on the 3rd of February 2017.⁣

19 May 2020 · 4 min read

What You Focus On You Get More Of

What You Focus On You Get More Of

Scientific Research has shown that just one hour of focussed concentration on any concept or idea literally doubles the number of neurological connections in the brain associated with that concept or idea.⁣ ⁣ If we also consider that the average person has between sixty to seventy thousand thoughts a day but that ninety to ninety-five percent of those thoughts were … Read more

18 May 2020 · 1 min read

The Prison of The Mind

The Prison of The Mind

The following facts are proven to the true……. # The same thoughts always lead to the same choices. # The same choices always lead to the same actions and behaviours. # The same behaviours always create the exact same experiences # The same experience produce the same emotions. # Those same emotions influence those very same thoughts. When this happens, … Read more

18 May 2020 · 2 min read