Handcuffing policy

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Dear Thames Valley Police,

I understand that there is Home Office Approved Training for the application of handcuffs on suspects/detainees, however, there seems to be a lack of information regarding what type of suspect/detainee should have which of the approved application methods applied.

I have found information that rear handcuffing in the stack position should be applied to slimmer people and larger suspects should have either back to back (of hand) or if impractical, to have 2 sets of handcuffs connected together.

It is clear that some people are too large to have rear stack at all or are large enough not to be able to have rear stack without causing considerable pain, discomfort and injury, yet I have found evidence of some people who clearly shouldn't have been handcuffed in the rear stack position being handcuffed in the aforementioned position.

What is your force policy on handcuffing large people who struggle to or cannot practically position their hands/arms for a rear stack and what are officers taught in regards to handcuffing in the rear stack position?

Yours faithfully,

Daniel Elliott

Public Access, Thames Valley Police

Good Morning,

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request which has been logged with reference HQ/PA 4171/19. A response will be issued within the legal timeframes.

Kind Regards

Claire Morton - Public Access Officer
Joint Information Management Unit | Thames Valley Police and Hampshire Constabulary
External: +44 (0)1865 542051 | Internal: 300-6773
Address: Thames Valley Police Headquarters, Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 2NX

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Public Access, Thames Valley Police

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Good afternoon,

 

Please see attached response to your recent Freedom of Information
Request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Sav Mahay | Public Access Officer

Joint Information Management Unit | Hampshire Constabulary & Thames Valley
Police

External Telephone: +44 (0) 1865 542051 | Internal Telephone: 3006321

Address: Thames Valley Police Headquarters, Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5
2NX

 

 

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