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Ofsted Inspectors and Physical Restraint

June 3, 2020August 20, 2013 by markdawes

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

Jimmy Mubenga was Unlawfully Killed [Video]

February 23, 2019July 15, 2013 by markdawes

To read the BBC News article in full click here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23244203

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

February 23, 2019June 25, 2013 by markdawes

‘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.

ERICPD – A Hierarchy of Risk Control Measures [Video]

February 23, 2019February 27, 2013 by markdawes

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.

Enjoy.

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

November 29, 2019February 15, 2013 by markdawes

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]

January 23, 2026January 20, 2013 by markdawes

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.

ECHR Awards Compensation for Breach of Article 13 [Video]

January 31, 2021December 29, 2012 by markdawes

In the case of RK and AK v the United Kingdom (38000/05) the European Court of Human Rights has awarded compensation to a couple from Oldham after it found that the UK had infringed their Article 13 rights after a child had been taken into care.