Kirsten Hocking
11 Nov 2024 · Coroner Nick Armstrong · West Sussex, Brighton & Hove
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of specialist rehabilitation for women at high risk of self-harm
“there was and remains a real lack of specialist rehabilitation for women, and in particular, women who represent only a low or medium risk of harm to others, but a high risk of self-harm”
2. failure to understand availability of accommodation
“probation officers, who have primary responsibility for finding accommodation and building release plans, need to understand what accommodation is and is not available”
3. unclear placement offers and conditions
“Placement offers and the conditions and expectations which attach to them are too unclear”