Expert comment: Reading terror attack inquest

“First, the evidence from the inquest made clear that mental health support in the UK is under-resourced.

“Second, the UK needs to train counterterrorism officers adequately. As we learned earlier, a counterterrorism police officer who gave evidence himself said that he was not properly trained to deal with Khairi Saadallah’s case. The UK has to focus on training those specifically tasked with the counterterrorism remit rather thank expand counterterrorism monitoring and assessments to other branches of public service, such as health, social services or education.”

About Professor Harmonie Toros