Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and Isle of Wight

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First report 15 Feb 2016•Latest report 15 Feb 2016

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

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Reports
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Concerns addressed
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Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and Isle of Wight linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Portsmouth and South East Hampshire

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    James David Barrett · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    James David Barrett, who had Alzheimer's dementia, went missing from his home on 7 August 2015 and was found deceased on 13 August 2015. The concerns related to the effectiveness and speed of the missing-person search, including reliance on separate mapping arrangements and the lack of tracking devices for searchers.

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    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and Isle of Wight; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Failure to equip searchers with tracking devices

    Wider context from the report

    “I was also told that the search for Mr Barrett could have been more effective if searchers had been equipped with tracking devices which would allow search organisers to see precisely where searchers had looked for him. I should be grateful if Hampshire Police could consider obtaining there devices for use in missing persons searches. ”
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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 Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and Isle of Wight; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Unavailability of a stand-alone mapping system for police search advisers

    Wider context from the report

    “If the mapping of the search for Mr Barrett had been completed on one mapping system, I believe the search for him could have been conducted more quickly and effectively. This could be done in future if the police search advisers had available to them a stand-alone mapping system rather than relying on a volunteer organisation to map out searches. I was told that a bid for such a mapping system by the police search team has been turned down by Hampshire Constabulary and I would ask that this decision be reviewed in the light of the circumstances of Mr Barrett's death. ”
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