Ashley Crews · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 23 Apr 2024•Manchester City

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This report’s concerns and statements found in recipients’ published responses. Statements are included even where no link to an individual concern is recorded. A link shows an evidence connection; it does not assign responsibility.

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Concerns
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Raised in this report

Recipients
3

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 3 recipients

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Lack of a local policy for handcuff use when executing arrest warrants

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.1

  1. Greater Manchester Police

    Specific guidance or policy on handcuff use during search warrants is considered impractical because policing scenarios are wide-ranging.

    Unable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Lack of a local policy for handcuff use when executing arrest warrants

Wider context from the report

“1. There is no local policy for the use of handcuffs when executing an arrest warrant. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Specific guidance or policy on handcuff use during search warrants is considered impractical because policing scenarios are wide-ranging.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The policing scenarios are so wide ranging that it is impractical to offer specific instruction or policy on when handcuffs should be applied to restrain individuals whilst under arrest or detained under the powers of a search warrant. In pre-planning for the execution of search warrants, we consider the vulnerability of the known occupants including factors such as age, mental health or physical issues. That would not necessarily influence an individual decision to use force and handcuff somebody during such an operation.”

Source location

Response from Greater Manchester Police
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Published 30 April 2024

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