Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Inconsistent mental health emergency protocols across police forces
The earlier warning
Heather Findlay · 12 Jun 2023 · Mary Hassell, Inner North London
“I heard that the MPS has already created a similar model under the resource and demand team. The protocol is called Affinity.”
judiciary.uk/…/heather-findlay-prevention-of-future-deaths-repo…
What was promised
Stated action 1 · response to Heather Findlay (12 Jun 2023) · stated timescale: September 2021
“Response The MPS currently has the Affinity Protocol in place and has done since September 2021.This is a collaborative partnership between local policing, NHS Trusts and mental health service providers, the aim of which is to achieve mutual understanding of each partner's responsibilities in respect of those patients detained under the Mental Health Act and who may abscond.”
judiciary.uk/…/2023-0193-Response-from-Metropolitan-Police.pdf
What recurred
- 19 May 2026 · Catherine Morgan · Patricia Harding · Closely related · confidence 0.85 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Heather Findlay · 12 Jun 2023
“I heard that the MPS has already created a similar model under the resource and demand team. The protocol is called Affinity.”
Later · Catherine Morgan · 19 May 2026
“An overly rigid approach to the Right Care Right Person policy and affinity protocol resulted in a delayed deployment.”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.