Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 195437
Railways: Suicide
Tabled: 20 July 2023
Answered: 7 September 2023
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support (a) British Transport Police staff, (b) train drivers and (c) other railway staff who respond to suicide-related incidents on the rail network.
Answer
Suicides on the railway can be deeply traumatic events for the rail staff and police officers involved. Every rail operator is required to have a live Suicide Prevention Plan which sets out how it will deliver each of the categories of the Rail Industry S...
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