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No undertakings granted for police witnesses in Sheku Bayoh inquiry

Scotland’s Solicitor General has said she cannot guarantee that evidence given by certain police witnesses in the Sheku Bayoh inquiry will not be used against them in any future prosecution. A public inquiry will open in May into the death of the ...

28 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Use of face-down prone restraint set to be banned in Scottish schools

Restraining pupils in a face-down prone position is set to be banned under new guidance on the use of physical intervention in schools. The Scottish Government draft guidance also covers the use of seclusions – isolating a child away from other ...

21 Jun 2022 at 13:19

Scotland

Government must quickly publish advice on pupil restraint, union says

A teaching union has called on the Scottish Government to publish urgent guidance on the physical restraint of pupils during classroom violence. At the NASUWT conference in Harrogate, members backed a motion saying there has been “a clear and ...

30 Mar 2024 at 14:04

Scotland

Teachers’ careers at risk due to lack of guidance on pupil restraint – union

A teaching union is set to accuse the Scottish Government of a “complete abdication of responsibility” amid the lack of a national strategy on the physical restraint of pupils during classroom violence. The NASUWT union will use its national ...

30 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Watchdog ‘shocked’ after male prison guards forcibly strip girl inmate

A girl held in a young offenders’ institution was pinned down and forcibly stripped by a group of male prison guards, according to a watchdog. Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor said he was “deeply shocked” at the findings, which ...

05 Mar 2024 at 16:27

Scotland

Mother demands new law on restraint in schools after son left traumatised

A mother who said her son was left traumatised after being physically restrained at a special school is launching plans for a new law in his name. Calum Morrison, 23, has epilepsy, autism and learning difficulties. He was 11 when he ...

26 Oct 2022 at 12:51

Scotland

School restraint guidance ‘unfit for purpose’, teaching union warns

The Scottish Government’s guidance on the use of physical intervention in schools is “unfit for purpose” and undermines teachers’ right to work in safety, a union has said. The NASUWT teaching union said the new document lacks ...

08 Nov 2024 at 10:59

Scotland

Education Secretary ‘carefully’ considering Bill to prevent restraint in schools

A minister says the government is “carefully” considering an MSP’s Bill which seeks to prevent the use of physical restraint and seclusion in Scottish schools. Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said guidance from the ...

12 Nov 2024 at 15:10

Ireland

Guidelines on restraining children at school ‘fall short of what is needed’

Guidelines on the use of restraint on young people in schools fall short of what is needed to protect children, several senior experts have said. The Special Rapporteur on Child Protection and the Children’s ...

20 Jan 2025 at 14:22

Scotland

Committee call for views on ‘controversial’ use of restraint in schools

A Holyrood committee is keen to hear from teachers as they consider legislation which aims to minimise the use of restraint and seclusion in Scotland’s schools. Labour MSP Daniel Johnson has brought forward ...

28 May 2025 at 00:01

Inmate died after ‘restraint-related’ incident in prison, inquest hears

A home office doctor has warned jurors about the “complex” restraint-related death of a father-of-four prisoner, an inquest heard. Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, from Romford, east London, was an inmate at HMP ...

18 Jun 2025 at 18:39

Scotland

Restraint being used as ‘first approach’ in Scotland’s schools, MSPs told

Restraint is being used as a “first approach in many instances” when dealing with disruptive youngsters, a mother whose learning disabled child was restrained on her first day at secondary school has ...

24 Sept 2025 at 13:59

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