Response to concern for welfare report - Greater Manchester Police, January 2018

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) received a call reporting concern for the welfare of a man on 2 January 2018. When officers went to the man’s home later that day, he was found dead. Police did not attend the man’s home until eight hours after the initial call. An inquest later concluded that the man had committed suicide.

Our investigators examined GMP incident logs from 2 January 2018, GMP policies and asked a member of staff in the Operation Command Bureau for a statement.

The information given to GMP did not indicate that the man was at immediate risk of harm, and other calls from that day were given priority over that call, as there were indications of greater risk. GMP were unable to send officers sooner, as none were available.

Based on the evidence available, we found no indication that any person serving with the police may have behaved in a manner that would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings.