News

Here you will find all of the latest news articles published in relation to all things to do with physical intervention and physical restraint, self-defence, conflict management, handcuffing and everything and anything else in general.

The Police Do Not Owe Any Common Law Duty of Care to Protect Individuals Against Harm (By Criminals) – And You Can’t Sue Them If They Fail To Attend When You Call Them

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The Police Do Not Owe Any Common Law Duty of Care to Protect Individuals Against Harm (By Criminals) – And You Can’t Sue Them If They Fail To Attend When You Call Them [Video]

Does the above statement sound a bit ‘odd’ to you? Especially the first part about the Police not owing a common law duty of care to protect the public against harm?

It may sound at odds with what the police are there to do, primarily protect the public, but the fact of the matter is that the statement is true, as you will find if you read on.

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A Five Thousand Percent Return on Investment and PI Training for Teachers

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In this short video blog post learn about the benefits of having a ‘return on investment’ mentality, as opposed to a ‘marketing budget mentality’.

Also, I will be discussing the recent training course that we provided for teaching staff and the benefits that they found from working with us compared to previous courses that they had been on.

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Dead After Ten Minutes and Neck Lock Kills Man

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Another person has died after allegedly being restrained for 10 minutes during a struggle with bouncers at a London nightclub. The article reported in The London Evening Standard cites “an incident in which a male was involved in an altercation with three door staff resulting in the male being restrained for approximately 10 minutes. The male stopped breathing. No first … Read more

Pain Compliance Techniques With Children Are Not Illegal

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Pain Compliance Techniques With Children Are Not Illegal In a recent blog post I mentioned that I had recently met with a Government-appointed panel of ‘experts’ who told me, quite enthusiastically, that it is illegal for anyone to use a physical technique with a child that may intentionally or unintentionally cause pain. You can read that blog post here: https://nfps.info/causing-pain-to-a-child-is-illegal/ Illegal … Read more

NFPS Diploma Now Live

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As promised the New NFPS / IQ Level 3 Organisation Diploma in Professional Development for the Management of Violence and Aggression. The Diploma requires 341 Hours of cumulative learning and development and those learning hours will be taken from all of the Level 3 Qualifications that you have done with us. First and foremost our thanks must go to Sallyann … Read more

Non-Delegable Duty of Care [Video]

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A recent ruling from the UK’s highest court, the Supreme Court, has paved the way for the family of a brain-damaged girl to pursue compensation from a local education authority and this ruling has major implications for any organisation that uses sub-contracted agencies or staff.

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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