Complaint regarding restraint and arrest - Humberside Police, March 2017

Humberside Police officers engaged in a pursuit of a Vauxhall Insignia on 8 March 2017 in Grimsby. The pursuit continued for approximately one minute, before the Insignia collided with a fence at the junction of Chelmsford Avenue and Littlefield Lane. The driver of the vehicle was arrested from the driver’s seat and the front-seat passenger was restrained and arrested a short distance from the collision site. The front-seat passenger was later treated in hospital for serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The front-seat passenger later made a complaint to Humberside Police regarding the manner in which officers restrained them following the collision.

Our investigators obtained statements from the police officers involved in the pursuit and in the restraint of the front-seat passenger. Investigators also obtained CCTV footage of the pursuit and the restraint and collision investigation reports. They also examined relevant policies and procedures covering the management of police pursuits and use of force.

Based on the evidence available, the investigation concluded there was no indication any police officer may have behaved in a manner that would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings or committed a criminal offence. All police officers co-operated fully with the investigation.