Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Lack of suicide intervention training for front line police staff
The earlier warning
Mark Mallinson · 7 Feb 2020 · Robert Simpson, West Sussex
“provided a statement about the training given to police officers in the area of suicide intervention. stated that he had created a training package for new recruits.”
judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/mark-mallinson
What was promised
No published response from Sussex Police was found for the earlier reports.
What recurred
- 24 Sept 2024 · Ryan Ouslem · Robert Simpson · Closely related · confidence 0.80 (moderate)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Mark Mallinson · 7 Feb 2020
“provided a statement about the training given to police officers in the area of suicide intervention. stated that he had created a training package for new recruits.”
Later · Ryan Ouslem · 24 Sept 2024
“The police have stated that mental health training has been a particular focus for some time. Despite this an officer with a training role was unable to explain what training that was and when they had received it.”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.