Written Question·Home Office·UIN 27450
Police: Autism
Tabled: 29 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Sojan Joseph
Labour — Ashford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) police officers and (b) public-facing police staff participating in mandatory autism awareness and sensitivity training.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonTraining on mental ill health and autism is already integrated throughout the initial police learning programme which all new recruits must complete.Policing is operationally independent, and it is a matter for the chief constables of each force to decide...
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