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Section 135 of the Act gives police officers powers to enter private premises – with a warrant – to remove a person suspected of being in urgent need of a mental health assessment. Section 136 gives them powers to remove someone from a public place to a ‘place of safety’.
More than 500 black and ethnic minority individuals have died in suspicious circumstances while in state detention over 24 years, but not a single official has been prosecuted.
People who have died after being restrained in police custody higher than officially stated, report reveals.
In an interview with The Justice Gap, the national lead for the police force on armed policing, raised the prospect of every officer being kitted out with a Taser weapon.
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