Cheralyn Clulow
12 Jan 2021 · Coroner Richard Middleton · Dorset
The coroner's concerns
1. inability to access communal properties
“The Police Officers who were tasked with the initial attendance could not gain access beyond the communal doors”
2. proportionate force entry decision
“The Police Officers did not believe it was proportionate (based on the information which they had) to force entry through the communal doors which required specialist input”
3. lack of key distribution
“There appears to be no general distribution of such keys or key fobs to Dorset Police Officers in order to gain access to shared accommodation by officers in an emergency situation 24 hours a day, 365 days per year”
4. lack of training on key acquisition
“There appears to be no training or dissemination of information as to how such keys can be obtained”