UK TI's Police handling = Know the law !
- alisongsmith1986
- Aug 14
- 4 min read

After a UK group litigation and learning the stories of so many UK based TIs, I took to learning about UK laws and policing powers.
Most of the time, TI’s are paid a visit by police alongside mental health workers, when they speak out about their targeting symptoms, such as hearing voices - “V2K - Voice to skull.
I personally am in agreement that this does sound absurd, and family members, friends, neighbours, Drs and alike may be genuinely concerned for safety and mental health when hearing of this.
However, much of the time, police officers are fully aware that TIs and this crime exists, even if they do not know much about they are aware it exists and must follow protocols when encountering a known TI or suspected TI.
Often, a TI sends an email, shares something verbally, may be inexperienced or experienced, may have never had mental health interventions at all in their life, yet still they are paid one of these visits.
Most report that there are more than 3 officers present, no Drs, no paperwork, bodycam footage goes walk about, they are left with bruises and charged with resisting and more.
This is ILLEGAL and falls more under the law of kidnapping than anything else.
If you are paid a visit by police and or mental health workers, you need to know what to say, what not to say, and weather to say anything at all.
In terms of sectioning - If you already have had mental health things take place in your life, this makes it much harder for you.
If you have not, much easier of course.
If an incident has actually taken place prompting such a visit, they must act and visit you within 24 hours, if not and they still try to take you away, in most circumstances this is illegal, it depends if you have posed a threat to yourself or to others.
If you have not posed threat to self or others and even more so have never had any mental health actions in your past, you can ask them on what grounds they have reached this conclusion.
Record them and say aloud you are recording them and say this straight away upon starting to record. If they try to take your device from you to stop it recording and seize the file you can say this is tampering with evidence. Do not sign any paperwork, do not start saying things about targeting at all.
If the police do not tell you they have their body cam footage recording straight away, this is also at times illegal, depending on the circumstances, such as if the incident is very heated from the start they may claim they never got chance to say this. Do not bring this up straight away, allow them to record you, wait 10 minutes, then say to them - “Are you filming me ?” and if they say yes, you can then say you should have told me this straight away.
You can also ask the officers to ID themselves - first and surname, and badge number. If they refuse to do this, it is also illegal.
These are just a few ways you can understand your rights, the police’s rights, and ways of catching them out, which can be used in a formal complaint and if you are sectioned as well.
It is advisable that TIs learn about their countries policing system, below are links to policing documents and details for the UK and a link to a good auditing YouTube channel. The auditors attend police stations around the country, with a camera, and stand on public property like the police station car park, and just film. They then are basically harassed by police coming into or out of the station, normally 5 officers for just one person, and the police use their personal emotions, laws and acts, and anything else they can possibly think of to make the auditor leave.
The purpose of the audits is simply to test officers on tier knowledge of law and how they use it and abuse their power.
UK Police audit YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@RawAuditReviews
POLICE PROTOCOLS -
PACE codes of practice general page (overview and links to each code). GOV.UKhttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-pace-codes-of-practice
PACE Code C PDF (detention, treatment and questioning in custody). This is the key one for custody issues. GOV.UK Assetshttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6580543083ba38000de1b792/PACE%2BCode%2BC%2B2023.pdf
College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice APP (the official policing guidance). Start here and use the mental health section for the specifics you asked about. College of Policing+1https://www.college.police.uk/appMental health section examplehttps://www.college.police.uk/app/mental-health
IOPC (Independent Office for Police Conduct) complaints information and how to submit a complaint. Useful if you think a complaint or referral is needed. Police Conducthttps://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/complaints
Legislation.gov.uk (official place to look up the exact law text). Legislation.gov.uk
Human Rights act 1998 - up to date 2025
MENTAL HEALTH DETAILS - UK