Police reveal 'unlawful' mental health detentions Police chiefs in England and Wales say they may be unlawfully detaining arrested people needing mental health care more than 2,000 times a year.
Some people have been held in police cells for several days because there is no hospital bed for them, the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) says.
It says an inquiry into such mental health provision is needed.
The government said the use of police custody for people detained under the Mental Health Act had fallen sharply. BBC News
Some people have been held in police cells for several days because there is no hospital bed for them, the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) says.
It says an inquiry into such mental health provision is needed.
The government said the use of police custody for people detained under the Mental Health Act had fallen sharply. BBC News
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