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| England and Wales police custody deaths report out after 15-month delay | England and Wales police custody deaths report out after 15-month delay |
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| Report expected to recommend reforms to police, justice system and health service, with special groups to deal with fallout | |
| Jamie Grierson | |
| Mon 30 Oct 2017 08.19 GMT | |
| Last modified on Mon 30 Oct 2017 11.43 GMT | |
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| A long-awaited report into deaths in police custody in England and Wales is due to be published after a 15-month delay. | A long-awaited report into deaths in police custody in England and Wales is due to be published after a 15-month delay. |
| The report, ordered by Theresa May in 2015 while she was home secretary, is expected to recommend far-reaching reforms to the police, justice system and health service. It will be published by the current home secretary, Amber Rudd, on Monday. | The report, ordered by Theresa May in 2015 while she was home secretary, is expected to recommend far-reaching reforms to the police, justice system and health service. It will be published by the current home secretary, Amber Rudd, on Monday. |
| It is understood special groups have been set up in Whitehall to deal with the fallout of the report, covering police, health, coroners and the police complaints watchdog. | It is understood special groups have been set up in Whitehall to deal with the fallout of the report, covering police, health, coroners and the police complaints watchdog. |
| Led by Dame Elish Angiolini QC, the report is expected to say police vehicles and cells should not be used to transport or hold those detained under mental health powers, unless in exceptional cases. | Led by Dame Elish Angiolini QC, the report is expected to say police vehicles and cells should not be used to transport or hold those detained under mental health powers, unless in exceptional cases. |
| It will also say the detention of those believed to have mental health issues in police cells should be phased out completely. | It will also say the detention of those believed to have mental health issues in police cells should be phased out completely. |
| Families of those who have died in police custody should receive “free, non means-tested” legal advice from the start of the process, through to an inquest, it will recommend. | Families of those who have died in police custody should receive “free, non means-tested” legal advice from the start of the process, through to an inquest, it will recommend. |
| Other expected reforms and findings include: | Other expected reforms and findings include: |
| • Demanding an end to police officers conferring after custody incidents, but before they make their statements. | • Demanding an end to police officers conferring after custody incidents, but before they make their statements. |
| • Saying there is evidence of racial disproportionality in police restraint deaths. | • Saying there is evidence of racial disproportionality in police restraint deaths. |
| • Calling for video cameras to be used in every police van used to transport a prisoner and on every frontline officer. | • Calling for video cameras to be used in every police van used to transport a prisoner and on every frontline officer. |
| • Documenting controversial cases where police receive allegations of excessive force. | • Documenting controversial cases where police receive allegations of excessive force. |
| • Condemning “victim blaming” via leaks to the media after a death, which is said to be seen as deflecting blame from police actions. | • Condemning “victim blaming” via leaks to the media after a death, which is said to be seen as deflecting blame from police actions. |
| • Saying police must be held to account at an individual and corporate level if restraint of a suspect is excessive, unnecessary or disproportionate. | • Saying police must be held to account at an individual and corporate level if restraint of a suspect is excessive, unnecessary or disproportionate. |
| • Calling on the police watchdog to robustly challenge discrimination, where there is clear evidence and where it can be inferred, the latter potentially giving wider latitude to find racial bias. | • Calling on the police watchdog to robustly challenge discrimination, where there is clear evidence and where it can be inferred, the latter potentially giving wider latitude to find racial bias. |
| • Urging mental health training of the same standard across all 44 forces in England and Wales for officers and recruits, plus refresher training. This is so officers are better placed to detect when people have mental health problems. | • Urging mental health training of the same standard across all 44 forces in England and Wales for officers and recruits, plus refresher training. This is so officers are better placed to detect when people have mental health problems. |
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