Ofsted Inspectors and Physical Restraint

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I recently wrote to Ofsted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the content of my correspondence to them was as follows: “I am requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on what specific training Ofsted Inspectors receive in relation to the use of force / physical restraint as part of Ofsted’s statutory requirement to ensure that Ofsted … Read more

BILD Accreditation-What Is It?

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Even today, we are still coming across many inspectors from various Government agencies, care home managers, headteachers of schools, trainers, NVQ assessors and even HSE inspectors that believe that if you are delivering or commissioning training then the training must be BILD Accredited because they think that BILD Accreditation is in some way endorsed or recognised by Government. This is … Read more

The Governments Propsal to Ban Prone and the Other Side of The Argument [Video]

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‘Excessive’ Use of Face-Down Restraint

About the Author

A former Royal Marines Commando and High-Security Prison Physical Training Instructor, Operations Director of Tactical Safety Responses Ltd Mark Williams, is an Association of Chief Police Officers trained Trainer of Instructors delivering expert instruction in Personal Safety, Close Protection and Close Quarter Defensive Tactics to Law Enforcement, Military, Healthcare, Government and large corporate companies and establishments.  Mark also acts as an expert witness in cases of legal action bought in respect of injury due to physical restraint.

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ERICPD – A Hierarchy of Risk Control Measures [Video]

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In risk assessment there is a hierarchy of control options that we need to consider when managing risk. In this short video I will take you through one of them – ERICPD – to help you understand what you need to consider and in what order.

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Corporate Manslaughter Charge To Be Brought Following Banana Boat Death

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Princes Sporting Club, a water sports club in Brentford, Middlesex is the sixth and latest company to be charged under the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 following the death of a young girl in 2010. The company has also been charged with a breach of section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

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Fifth Corporate Manslaughter Prosecution in Progress

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As reported on the 21st February 2013 The manager of a coal mine in South Wales where four men died after it flooded has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced. This is the fifth prosecution to be brought under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 since the legislation was introduced and the … Read more

Autistic Teenager Wins £28,000 Payout From Met Police After ‘Brutal Restraint’

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As reported in the National Press on the 15th February 2013 The Metropolitan Police have been ordered to pay £28,250 damages to a severely autistic teenager who was aggressively restrained by Metropolitan Police Officers after they jumped into a swimming pool and then forcibly restrained him. The Met Police appealed against the £28,250 awarded to ZH, who sued after he … Read more

Moving People Up and Down Stairs Under Restraint [Video]

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I often get asked about techniques for moving people up and down stairs whilst under restraint and many years ago it was common for people to be moved up and down flights of stairs whilst being restrained.

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