Written Question·Home Office·UIN 38138

Police Custody: Suicide

Tabled: 13 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Mary Kelly Foy

LabourCity of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of suicide prevention training for staff in police custody suites.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Government is committed to preventing deaths in or following police custody, including suicides both in custody and following release.The College of Policing’s 'Vulnerability in Custody' training package, launched in 2022, seeks to improve the consist...

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