Keiron Bould

13 Jun 2018 · Coroner Louise Hunt · Birmingham and Solihull

The coroner's concerns

1. no communication about primacy of inquiry
“When each force received a missing person report soon after 12 midnight on 18/09/17, there was no communication about who would take primacy of the inquiry. There should be a system in place to ensure verbal communication confirms who is dealing with any incident.”
2. delayed email transfer
“When Warwickshire police decided to transfer the case to West Midlands police an email was sent at 01.53 to a generic email address. There was a 4 hour delay in this email being picked up and actioned. There should be a system in place to ensure verbal commination about a transfer so the receiving force is aware of the referral.”