Recommendation - Derbyshire Constabulary, November 2020
Recommendation date: 18 November 2020
Response due: 13 January 2021
Published: 14 December 2020
Welfare and vulnerable people
A call was received by Derbyshire Police from a member of the public, who had found a body hanging from a tree in a public area. Due to resourcing issues, officers did not attend the scene until 47 minutes after the call. The control room operation and supervisor overlooked calling an ambulance for the male, despite the time delay in officers attending. It has since transpired that there is no official policy in force around when an ambulance should be called in these circumstances.
Recommendations (1)
Recommendation 1
Accepted
Recommendation
The IOPC recommends that Derbyshire Police considers mandating the responsibilty of calling an ambulance to a specific role within the Force Control Room. This learning has been identified following a DSI review, where it was established that an ambulance was … Read more
Force Response
Accepted action: After consultations with business owners in our Force Control Room, the recommendations have been accepted. The calling of an ambulance in the circumstances reported in this matter will be mandated to the despatcher who receives the incident. The … Read more