Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 53526
Mental Illness: Police Custody
Tabled: 20 May 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Neil Coyle
Labour — Bermondsey and Old Southwark
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on the use of police vehicles as places of safety for people with mental heath conditions, in the context of police and prison cells no longer being used to place people experien
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe Mental Health Act’s Code of Practice states that local organisations are expected to have clear arrangements in place to support individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. This includes the development of a policy which identifies specific place...
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