Alan Hirst
20 Jul 2026 · Coroner James Bennett · Herefordshire
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of 24/7 PolSA coverage
“PolSAs are crucial to high risk missing person enquires. The inability of police forces to provide 24/7 365 day coverage of PolSA responsibilities is being impeded by: (1) insufficient provision of training places, and (2) the number of training places made available does not appear to prioritise those forces in most urgent need of PolSAs or those that cannot fulfil 24/7 365 day coverage.”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderate
Earlier report
“The evidence revealed that a missing person coordinator was in post but not on duty at weekends.”
This report
“The inability of police forces to provide 24/7 365 day coverage of PolSA responsibilities is being impeded by: (1) insufficient provision of training places, and (2) the number of training places made available”