Mark Dawes' Podcasts

You will have probably seen the news item about the Metropolitan Police  Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick apologising to the British sprinter Bianca Williams over the recent stop and search incident. As a result of the public interest in that case the Met is now undertaking a review of it's handcuffing protocols.  Whilst acknowledging that handcuffing people should not be a ‘default’ acti...

Having different revenue streams to your business model is very important because if you rely on only one source of income what do you do if that source dries up (and this is something that covid has taught all of us).  This is what today's podcast is all about! Have a great Tuesday.

This is a story about a guy I know who is currently worth an estimated £80 Million, but who didn't start off lucky. He was born into poverty, became homeless as a young man, had no formal education but he did one thing that made him successful. He learned from the best.  And if he can do it so can you. Have a great day.

This is an extract of an article written by Ralph Steadman that was published on the 50th Anniversary of the Human Declaration of Human Rights.  It is about your right to freedom of speech. It is the right to hold an opinion, express it, celebrate it, broadcast it, live by it, and travel with it anywhere I so desire and what's more convince others, by peaceful means, that they should hold tha...

I received an interesting email and then had a conversation with the person who sent it because they have been told by their physical intervention training provider that they are not insured for any dynamic/pressurised/role-play scenario training because it isn't allowed under Health & Safety and they were also told that there is no evidence that proves that dynamic/pressurised/role-play scena...

Yesterday's webinar was well attended and we have some really interesting questions asked by those who attended and some of the answers to those questions in relation to lone working, prolonged restraint and Human Rights are answered in this podcast.

I was having a conversation with a very good friend of mine today who is probably (in my opinion) one of the best trainers in what he teaches worldwide because of the extensive knowledge and experience that he has in his specific industry sector, and he said something that I've heard many times before and that is "you have to know a lot to teach a little".

In this episode I'm going to briefly discuss what you can do if you are challenged for carrying handcuffs.

Someone contacted me today stating that they work in a hospital that has a mental health unit in it and that they are becoming increasingly concerned about the high levels of violence that are allegedly on the increase. This person stated that they have asked for more training in more restrictive techniques and equipment (handcuffs and possibly belts) but have been told they can't have them becaus...

Where does an organisation stand if they take certain physical skills out of a physical restraint or defensive training programme (so that staff are no longer taught them) and then a member of staff gets injured during a restraint / assault at work that could have been prevented had the skill / or technique been left in?  Could the company / training organisation be held liable for negligence...

Is there any law in Scotland that prohibits non-police staff, primarily security or door supervisor staff, carrying or using handcuffs to reduce the risk of violence or to detain a person lawfully arrested if they are properly trained to do so? This was a question I was asked some time ago and this podcast answers that specific question with a response I received from a Scottish Lawyer.  In a...

Following on from my podcast yesterday "Do You Have A License To Carry Handcuffs?" we've had some interesting responses on the threads on LInkedIn and Facebook, so I thought I'd clarify a couple of things for you and, if you are interested, I'll even put a webinar on next week if there is enough interest and I'll show you all of the correspondence I have, some of it dating back to 1999! Let me kno...

Recently a security officer who at the time working for a local authority on a subcontracted basis, intervened in an incident and possibly saved a man's life by restraining him and using handcuffs to control him.  The police were called and took the man away and didn't have any issue with the fact he'd used handcuffs. A short while later a safeguarding officer for the local authority he was w...

I have just had a response to a Freedom of Information Request that I put into Social Work England about what training social services inspectors get on the use of force/physical restraint etc. As you can guess, they don't get any training at all.  I'd be interested in your comments.

In this episode I look at the issue of Safeguarding under Regulation 13 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and the possible implications of how leaving out certain techniques that leave vulnerable service users at risk may leave an organisation open to prosecution under the Sections 20 – 25 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 and Health & Saf...

In this episode I talk about an interesting conversation I’ve had today with a lawyer from a specialist legal firm and also where you can get free legal cover.

We will be launching this new online course on Friday and we are expecting a massive take up on it because of the amount of value in it and the fact that it comes with 2 x BTEC Level 3 Unit Certificates. However, we do have a capacity model for this course and once it is reached it will be closed so if you want to invest in your cpd and you don't want your competitors to have an unfair advantage o...

In this podcast I talk about the three levels of training needs that organisations need to consider when purchasing training. This is important for all training providers to understand so that you know what level to pitch your training at. 

I was asked that very question today and it is a question I get asked regularly so here’s my answer.

This podcast follows on from yesterday’s podcast regarding the comments made in the independent review of pain-inducing techniques in YOI’s and STC’s and it answers the question - are pain-compliance techniques illegal?

On the 18th June 2020 a new Independent Review has recommended that pain-inducing techniques be removed from training and the Government have accepted the recommendations! You can read the Independent Review and the Government Response here - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-the-use-of-pain-inducing-techniques-in-the-youth-secure-estate

The question still on a lot of people’s mind right now is “is it safe enough to start training again?” This short podcast answers that.

In this podcast I clear up a bit of confusion with regards to our New Level 3 Understanding Reasonable Force Course and our NFPS Level 3 Risk Assessment Course as well as a quick chat about Professional Negligence.

Is There Any Indication From Anyone On If It Is Safe To Resume Restraint Training Yet?

This is about to launch so if you want to express your interest in the course check out our website at www.nfps.info