It also marks two years of the government failing to implement this vital piece of legislation so that children and adults are protected from excessive and abusive use of force.
Seni’s Law was proposed by Steve Reed, the MP for Croydon North, after the appalling death of his constituent Seni Lewis in 2010.
Aged just 23, Seni died after being restrained on a mental health ward by 11 police officers. The inquest into Seni’s death found that the restraint used was excessive, unreasonable and disproportionate and Seni's family have campaigned tirelessly since to change the law around the use of force.
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