Member

On police stations, the NHS has made progress in building community-based mental health crisis centres so that people can be supported and situations can be de-escalated without detention. I am grateful for the welcome that the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, gave to this work; it is very positive and I have taken an interest in it myself. There are now around 600 new or expanded crisis centres providing an alternative to A&E or admission, and 33 new or improved places of safety. We have committed a further £26 million in capital investment to open new mental health crisis centres.