Andrew Dodds

“Police did not pass over relevant details including next of kin to the s136 suite meaning next of kin could not be contacted. They also did not inform next of kin to contact the s136 directly and did not provide any further updates. This happened shortly after a shift change over so whether a full handover was provided between officers to allow this information to be given is not clear.”

“There was missing information on the PNC check which meant that [the deceased] was not flagged as recently being held under s136. The further email from force control also did not mention that he was recently detained under s136. I was told if this had been on the system BTP would have contacted mental health services for more information.”