SLT Advisory Review: Reasonable Force & Restrictive Practice (2026)
A focused review of your current provision against April 2026 expectations
Following the update to Use of Reasonable Force and Restrictive Practice (April 2026), many trusts are reviewing how well policy, training and day-to-day practice align.
The key question is:
“If an incident happened tomorrow, would our approach stand up to scrutiny?”
If you’ve worked through the Due Diligence Checklist we shared, you will likely have identified areas that feel secure — and others that are less clear if not no problem I can send one over to you.
What typically emerges is not major gaps, but misalignment
Policy that doesn’t reflect live practice
Staff training not translating into confident decisions
Recording and reporting that may not withstand scrutiny
Risk assessments that don’t fully reflect known behaviours
Inconsistency across settings within the same trust
These issues rarely surface until something goes wrong.
Is our current approach defensible under 2026 guidance?
Where are the weak points under pressure?
What needs tightening without unnecessary cost?
We offer a short Discovery / Strategy Meeting (via Microsoft Teams) to work through this with you.
This is a structured advisory discussion, not a sales call.
We will:
