Philmore Mills
17 Mar 2016 · Coroner Peter Bedford · Berkshire
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of containment tactic in police training
“In the course of the evidence, the Jury heard from two independent experts on restraint techniques and Police training. They both had the opportunity to review the existing Thames Valley Police and ACPO Training in place at the time of Mr [name redacted]' death. This included training for Police Officers when dealing with a subject who may be suffering from excited delirium. Both Officers highlighted the fact that there is no reference to the option of containment as a tactic taught to Police Officers as”
Responses
Philmore-Mills-Response.pdf ↗· College of Policing