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Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. In my experience both from my time as a Minister and from talking to many people in mental health, restraint covers an enormous range of circumstances, from the very light-touch to very considerable force, including pinning people to the floor with face-down restraint, which was the action that led to the tragic death of Olaseni Lewis. It is not right to say that it cannot involve considerable force; it often does.

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Reference

642 c1209 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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