Teacher Dismissed for Allegedly Defending Themselves From a Pupil With a Weapon. I was sent the following email two days ago, which I have been given permission to share with you (name redacted at request). This is not the first time I have had someone contact me who has experienced a similar situation in a school, ie., defending themselves against … Read more
NEW Level 3 Understanding Reasonable Force Course Launching on Friday 26th at 3pm. We’re Going To Launch at 3pm on Friday 26th! We’ve decided on a date for the course and we are now going to launch the course on Friday 26th (that’s this coming Friday) at 3pm, but if you are on our prior notification list you … Read more
The heading of this video is called ‘You Don’t Need Training Because You Can Use Force Under Common Law’, because during my career in my chosen field, spanning almost thirty years, I have heard the same statement in virtually every industry sector.
However, this statement is not only misleading, it is also illegal, and that’s what I intend to explain in this blog post.
But to do that fully we first need to understand the difference between the Common Law and Statute Law.
I was recently asked to comment on an email thread whereby a former retired police officer had stated that rigid cuffs are offensive weapons and can only be carried in a public place by “Sworn Officers of the Crown”.
How Does a Lay Member of The Public Stand if They Use Force in A Public Place To Prevent Another Person Seriously Injuring or Killing Themselves or Others?
I’ve just been asked this question so I thought I’d share my answer with you in case it may help anyone else out there.
In short, anyone who acted in good faith would be protected by the Common Law and Section 76 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act (which now encapsulated the Common Law), provided that they acted reasonable in the circumstances.
Should any allegation arise post the intervention, then again, the person who intervened in good faith would be protected by the law.
In our BTEC Level 3 Restraint Trainer Award course and our BTEC Level 3 Self-Defence Instructor Award Course, we cover a lot of law which is specifically put together to give those we train a comprehensive understanding of the principles of reasonable force (as well as instruction on the Human Rights Act, Health & Safety legislation, Children’s legislation, and a lot more too) to help them better understand how the laws apply in our professional fields of operation.
And we are always on hand to help with more advice and guidance if needed.
To find out more about our courses check out our website at www.nfps.info and if you fancy coming along and training with us drop me an email or give me a call.
In this video I am going to discuss whether non-police staff can legally carry and use handcuffs and if you are interested in becoming a BTEC Level 3 Qualified Handcuff Trainer then visit our web-page at: https://nfps.info/handcuff-trainer.
It’s a beautiful sunny day so I’m sat in my garden shooting this video so please forgive me the luxury. But I wanted to do this video because I want to get a point out. I want to get an opinion out and I want to clarify something. But first, I want to challenge you and here’s the challenge.
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.
