Physical Control in Care Training Manual - Independent Advisory ...

PHYSICAL CONTROL IN CARE1.6 REPORTING AND RECORDING THE USE OFFORCEUse of Force/Incident Report WritingA report is always completed by the member of staff involved in theuse of force explaining the circumstances in which force was usedand presenting their reasons for deciding to use force.• Whenever a member of staff has found it necessary to useforce on a young person they must record the circumstancesthat led up to the use of force that was used and why.• “Use of Force” includes any and all types of force that may beused against a young person – this includes the use of plannedand unplanned PCC and any other techniques that might havebeen necessary.• The purpose of the member of staff writing the report is toexplain their actions and to demonstrate that the use of forcewas:Outcome‣ Reasonable in the circumstances‣ Necessary‣ No more force than necessary‣ ProportionateCopies of the Use Of Force/Incident Report Form may be producedfor internal or external investigations. It is important that when awritten statement is given it creates as full a picture as possible inorder to justify the actions that have been taken.The SupervisorThe Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that Use Of Force/IncidentReport Forms are completed by all staff involved in the incident andany other staff that were witness to the incident.When an incident is spontaneous it is not always possible for theSupervisor to be present at the beginning of an incident. However,the Supervisor is still responsible for the completion their own Use ofForce/Incident Report Form and the collation of those of the staff.© National Offender Management Service National Tactical Response GroupJuly 201027