Undated family handout photo of Paul Reynolds with his partner Carrie Bennett. Mr Reynolds died after he was restrained at a Pontins holiday park after his partner accosted a guest whose child was allegedly hitting their son, an inquest heard. Issue date: Monday April 19, 2021.
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And following the hearing, it has been confirmed that following an investigation from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) that two of the police officers that responded to the incident will face a gross incompetency hearing as a result of their actions that day.
Police officers performed CPR on him in a police van and called for an ambulance after arresting him, but the inquest concluded that they had missed the opportunity to save his life by intervening before his arrest.
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A father of three who died at a Pontins holiday park would have lived had he not been restrained by the neck and placed in a prone position by security staff there, an inquest jury has found.
Paul Reynolds, 38, from Colchester, died in hospital two days after the incident at Pontins Pakefield in Lowestoft, Suffolk, on 14 February 2017, in which he became involved in an altercation with another guest.
Reynolds, who had Asperger syndrome and was also known as Paul Gladwell, was restrained by security staff before police arrived and moved him from a prone position to a seated position.
The constabulary continues to work with local education establishments and community groups to promote the work of the constabulary, encouraging applications from underrepresented groups. We currently have applications in progress from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and offer support and advice around the recruitment process.”
In total, 2.9% of the 1,316 officer workforce at Suffolk police are from BAME backgrounds – two black, seven Asian, 28 mixed, one other and three not stated – compared to 7.6% nationally.
At the time of the 2011 Census, 9.2% of Suffolk residents were from BAME backgrounds – or any ethnic group other than white British.
Figures show the force is now less diverse than it was last June, when a headcount showed that 3.1% of officers were from BAME backgrounds, prompting the constabulary to declare the planned national recruitment uplift a once-in-a-generation opportunity to dramatically improve diversity.
The constabulary continues to work with local education establishments and community groups to promote the work of the constabulary, encouraging applications from underrepresented groups. We currently have applications in progress from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and offer support and advice around the recruitment process.”
In total, 2.9% of the 1,316 officer workforce at Suffolk police are from BAME backgrounds – two black, seven Asian, 28 mixed, one other and three not stated – compared to 7.6% nationally.
At the time of the 2011 Census, 9.2% of Suffolk residents were from BAME backgrounds – or any ethnic group other than white British.
Figures show the force is now less diverse than it was last June, when a headcount showed that 3.1% of officers were from BAME backgrounds, prompting the constabulary to declare the planned national recruitment uplift a once-in-a-generation opportunity to dramatically improve diversity.
Alicia and Violet run the foodbank at Northgate High School
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Heroic Ipswich teenagers have rapidly expanded a school foodbank they set up during the coronavirus crisis, saying: A lot more people are finding it harder to survive. Things were so uncertain and it was not great for anyone who was on the furlough scheme.
Alicia started the foodbank during the first coronavirus lockdown
- Credit: Archant Not everyone was coping and I thought Northgate needed to do something.
After posting on social media to plead for donations and offer support to those in need, the foodbank began by helping a handful of families.