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First report 8 Jun 2023•Latest report 8 Jun 2023

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
0%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Niche Technology UK Limited linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Dorset

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    Ivan Rumenov Ignatov · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Ivan Rumenov Ignatov entered the English Channel on 19 July 2020 and did not resurface; he was found deceased in the water on 31 July 2020. The report raises concerns about police risk assessment and recording, support for detainees released without accommodation or with language and literacy barriers, and communication between emergency and search-and-rescue services.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Niche Technology UK Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Insufficient guidance for custody sergeants assessing detainee risk

    Wider context from the report

    “ii. There is not sufficient guidance given to custody sergeants on a national basis of how to assess a person’s risk. ”
    Open source report

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Niche Technology UK Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of shared knowledge and understanding of terminology, processes and communication among emergency and search and rescue services

    Wider context from the report

    “iv. There is a lack of knowledge and/or understanding amongst emergency services and search and rescue services, especially around terminology, process and communication for them to be able to work together when an incident arises without confusion or misunderstanding arising. I would request that consideration is given to further national and local training or guidance across emergency and search and rescue services to ensure communication can be facilitated without delay, and ensure terms and processes are understood to avoid any doubt of what action is being taken when an incident is ongoing. ”
    Open source report

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Niche Technology UK Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Inaccessibility of post-release detainee information due to language or literacy barriers

    Wider context from the report

    “v. Leaflets given to detainees when released from police custody are not always accessible due to language or literacy barriers and I would request that consideration is given nationally by NHS England and all Police Forces to ensure that any documentation detainees, especially any providing help and assistance, is accessible to them. ”
    Open source report

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Niche Technology UK Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Insufficient identification, collation and recording of factors increasing detainee risk on the Niche system

    Wider context from the report

    “i. There is not sufficient clarity in the identifying, collating and recording of factors which may increase a person’s risk on the Niche system that Dorset Police, and other forces nationally, use and as a result information could be missed which is vital to a person’s risk assessment and their risk to themselves or others. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Niche Technology UK Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of guidance for releasing detainees without an address to reside at

    Wider context from the report

    “iii. There is no guidance, that I am aware of, which addresses what should be done by police forces, and particularly custody sergeants, when a person is to be released without an address to reside at and I would request consideration is given to such guidance being provided. ”
    Open source report
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Data last updated 7 September 2026