Sophie Cotton (Durham Constabulary) [2025] MHLO 14 (PFD)
"Right Care Right Person" PFD report The police refused three times to carry out a welfare check, under "Right Care Right Person" (and another time refusing a 999 call because there had been no suicide threat that day). The family then forced their own way into the home and found the deceased hanging by a ligature. The matters of concern (paraphrased) were that: the police refused to attend even when a family member was expressing the view that there was a real and immediate risk to life; the family were advised to contact mental health services who lacked power to enter locked premises; the refusal continued despite four calls and three callers (including two professional callers); the procedure for supervisor review of negative RCRP decisions causes additional delay.
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- Inquest cases - PFD reports🔍 See Reports to Prevent Future Deaths for background information
Date: 27 May 2025🔍
Court: Coroner🔍
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- Rebecca Sutton🔍
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Published: 30/6/25 14:20
Cached: 2025-07-11 08:12:03
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