Law

Pain Compliance on Children is Permissible & Why Adopt Standards For A Mental Health Unit, If You Are Not a Mental Health Unit?

The use of pain compliance on children is an emotive subject, it is contentious and one that many organisations fail…

3 years ago

Serco fined £2.25 million for H&S Failings following the Death of Custody Officer

Ms Barwell, a 54-year-old grandmother was kicked twice at Blackfriars Crown Court in 2015 during the restraint of a prisoner…

3 years ago

Ambulance Service Ordered to Pay £49,000 in Wrongful Dismissal Case After Staff Member Was Dismissed for Allegedly ‘Assaulting’ a 14 Year-Old Patient Who Had Attacked Him

  A veteran paramedic ambulance worker who was assaulted by a 14 year-old was awarded £49,000 by an industrial tribunal…

3 years ago

Can we use techniques not taught during training?

I recently posted an article on Linked about an article which appeared in the Guardian ‘North Wales Police Officer punching…

3 years ago

Are the Use of Pain Compliance Holds Illegal?

I was recently contacted about the fact that a pain compliance technique was being taught during a training cause.The point…

3 years ago

The Importance of Writing An Effective Incident Report

Writing and effective incident report is possibly one of the most important things you can do. This is because you…

3 years ago

Who Would Be Held Liable For Giving Illegal Information and Training (Video)

Who would be liable for giving illegal information and instruction (with regards to physical intervention, self-defence, handcuffing, etc.)? Read more

4 years ago

The Myth That Is ‘Minimum Force’ [Video]

 Ever heard someone say that you can only use the minimal amount of force to defend yourself or others.…

5 years ago

There Is No Such Thing As A Legal Self-Defence or Restraint Technique!

There Is No Such Thing As A Legal Self-Defence or Restraint Technique! Many trainers spend a lot of time teaching…

6 years ago

Should My Staff Be Expected To Restrain Someone Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs in a Benefits Office if They Become Violent [Video]

In this video Trevel Henry and I discuss some correspondence we've had from people we have subsequently helped and supported.…

6 years ago