The email I received from Layla at Prevent Watch on the 16th of April was hugely disappointing. ‘Dear Mark, Thank you for the documents and apologies for the silence on our end. As I or Anna may have mentioned she is on mat leave and I am trying to keep up with the cases as well as my role atm and unfortunately I have fallen very behind on email responses. I appreciate the significance of the referral circumstances but as we have seen previously these are unlikely to warran

The ‘Outcome Letter’ from the Independent Commissioner’s Office had arrived by email on the afternoon of the 15th April. I published that ‘Outcome Letter’ in my previous ‘Latest Issues’ post. I was encouraged by their findings following the investigation into my complaint about the Trust and the handling of my access to records requests. This was the opportunity to renew my request for my personal data in relation to the referral of me to Prevent. I wrote the following email

Paula Flanagan, Lead Case Officer at the Information Commissioner's Office, telephoned yesterday to discuss the outcome of her investigation into my complaint about Hampshire & IOW Healthcare Foundation Trust and their vexatious and cynical refusal to comply with my Access Records Requests. Paula's appraisal, highly critical of the handling of my request, was confirmed later the same day in a formal written 'Outcome Decision' letter received by email. That 'Outcome Decision'

I have just forwarded the following email to Layla and Anna at Prevent Watch. This email uses some of the material published here on the 9th April, 2026. Let nobody ever forget that this clusterfuck has a tap root that reaches all the way back, five years ago, to art therapist, Sally Mungall and her clinical cohorts at CAMHS, Bramblys Drive, Basingstoke and the wider Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. 11th April, 2026 Dear Layla and Anna, I met with Darren Humphrey,

I will be forwarding the following to all and sundry over the next 48 hours. I met with Darren Humphrey, Director of Quality and Professions - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, yesterday to be appraised of his investigations into my ongoing complaints, particularly with reference to the contentious referral of me to Prevent by Gemma Stubbington on behalf of the Trust. I received his appraisal with absolute incredulity. He relayed the rationale for r

I have just lodged yet another complaint with the Independent Office for Police Conduct, for what it's worth. The following is an extract 'The whole debacle began earlier when Gemma Stubbington of Hampshire & IOW Healthcare Foundation Trust began making preparations for referring me to Prevent. She contacted police mental health liaison, James Howard 12913, by email asking for advice. Howard 12913 responded, by email, on the 17th June, 2025 at 14.00 with advice to compl

I have just forwarded the following to Alexis Boon, Chief Constable, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Via Tanya Smith, Office Manager, Chief Officer Group 'Dear Tanya, Please forward the attached email to Alexis Boon. Please also confirm that ALL of my previous emails to Alexis Boon have been passed onto Alexis Boon and not simply relegated to a 'complaints' bureau or bureaucrat. The substance of my emails requires the serious and immediate attention of the highest au

I received the following document by email last Thursday. I have yet to decide how I respond to the apology from PHSO Operations Manager, Ian Higgins. '26 March 2026 Dear Mr Stock Your complaint about our service Thank you for raising your concerns about the service we have provided. I am sincerely sorry to read of the impact this has had on you. The Ombudsman’s Assurance Team are looking into your Review request and Mr Hall will be in touch in due course. For clarity, my inv

I have just sent the following email to Paula Flanagan, Lead Case Officer at the Information Commissioners Office 'Dear Paula, I hope you are well. I wish I could say the same for myself but I am actually writing to you in a state of extreme distress. I would be grateful if you would answer the questions I have compiled below. Earlier today I received a disclosure from the Information Access Team within the Information Commissioner's Office under the case reference number IC-

My New Campaign begins today. It will become visible, slowly, over the course of the coming weeks and months across multiple platforms supported by popular social media sites, content hosts and other designated mainstream and alternative news media . Eventually, when it has gained momentum and attracted the attention of a public audience of sufficient size, it will appear here, on my blog page. The ‘Open Letter’ I distributed on the 17th of March has, so far, provoked a minim

This is the complete, revised 'Open Letter' now due for release tomorrow, 17th March. OPEN LETTER 17th March 2026 I am and always have been just a beleaguered single dad and carer to a mentally ill daughter. FOR THE URGENT ATTENTION OF HAMPSHIRE POLICE HAMPSHIRE & IOW HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION TRUST The PARLIAMENTARY HEALTH SERVICE OMBUDSMAN This document is a comprehensive and lengthy autopsy of significant issues that have had profound negative impact on my life for aro

This is the final part of the current draft of my latest 'Open Letter' scheduled to be delivered tomorrow, 16th March. I will add a brief summary and either add it to this post of publish in a new post alongside the revised itinerary for my heavily delayed New Campaign 3) THE PARLIAMENTARY HEALTH SERVICE OMBUDSMAN I am appealing to Basingstoke MP, Luke Murphy, to raise the following issues in the House of Commons and to campaign, robustly, for the legislative reform of the

This is Part Three of the current draft of my latest 'Open Letter' scheduled to be delivered on the 16th March. I will post the final part of this draft here on the 16th March. 2) HAMPSHIRE & IOW HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION TRUST Before I go ahead with my New Campaign I am appealing to Hampshire & IOW Healthcare Foundation Trust to hold Gemma Stubbington and the Safeguarding Board of the Trust to account for the wholly inappropriate referral of me to the government counter-te

This is Part Two of the current draft of my latest 'Open Letter' now scheduled to be delivered on the 16th March. I will publish Part Three of the current draft of my latest 'Open Letter' on the 14th March. 'It should be understood by all concerned that the events highlighted by this document began innocently in the late autumn of 2018 when I first brought my severely mentally unwell daughter, Meg, to CAMHS, Bramblys Drive, Basingstoke desperate for help. For more than SEVEN

I am close to completing my latest 'Open Letter' addressed to Hampshire Police, Hampshire & IOW Healthcare Foundation Trust and the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman. The complete 'Open Letter' is scheduled to be forwarded to the above recipients alongside PREVENT WATCH, The health and Care Professions Council, The Information Commissioners Office, NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board, the Health and Social Care Select Committee, the Office of the Indepe

Three weeks ago, I made the following entry to my blog ‘I have decided to wait for the opportune moment to write another ‘OPEN LETTER’ and address all of my concerns to the CEO and the Board of Executive Directors within the Trust, Darren Humphrey of Concerns and Complaints at the Trust, the Command and Chief Constable hierarchy within Hampshire Police, Prevent Gateway, PREVENT WATCH, Luke Murphy MP, the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice, the Health and Care Professions Co

CONTENT WARNING Suicidal ideation It has been a week since I last posted to this blog. The last several days have been a huge challenge for me as I wrestle with my demons and overwhelming suicidal ideation. I had been considering making this blog entry a suicide note but held off until the death compulsion eased, if only a little. It is a recurring issue for me as I wade through the accumulation of literal years of struggle with mental health services. I have a fascination

THE PREVENT FILES # 7 “We remain committed to holding organisations publicly accountable when it comes to FOI compliance. If public authorities fail to deliver a transparent service, it questions their integrity and their ability to meet their legal obligations. Those making FOI requests should do so, knowing that they will receive a response in a timely manner with adequate advice on any next steps that can be taken. And those failing to meet their basic duties, should and

Today is a notable anniversary. It has been exactly one year to the day since my daughter Meg first engaged in therapy with Dr Matt Sopp, addressing the most serious and debilitating aspect of her mental health issues, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Meg’s appointment with Matt yesterday was her THIRTY-NINTH psychotherapy session! Most people believe that Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is just a collection of odd habits like excessive handwashing, turning light switches o

THE PREVENT FILES # 6 It has been almost EIGHT MONTHS to the day since Gemma Stubbington referred me to counter-terrorism following my written statement to PEACEFULLY PROTEST outside the Houses of Parliament on the 24th June last year. My records confirm that it took Gemma Stubbington just THREE DAYS between raising concerns with the Safeguarding Board of the Trust and actually filing the PREVENT referral with Emily Taylor at Counter Terrorism Policing South East. I have been