is silent on why sean was no longer considered a risk to others. it found there was no fixed policy in place at bluestone when it came to the removal and return of a patient�*s belongings. it makes no criticism of the staff member for giving sean his belt back, but recommends the southern trust develops a clear policy on the removal or restriction of personal items. colin hughes is a former mental health nurse. he's now a lecturer, training the mental health staff over the future. he says generally, the policy should be that such important decisions are made by a team. the patient may have said, well, i want my shoelaces back or i want my belt back. and that would be discussed within the team environment, and the team should make that decision. i personally would not want to be the one individual to make that decision. the report also uncovered another issue which led the police to start investigating the apparent