Police in England to attend fewer mental-health calls Police officers in England will no longer respond to concerns about mental health if there is no risk to life or crime being committed, under new plans.
The government says the policy could save a million hours of police time every year.
Senior officers say forces have "lost their way" by dealing with less serious mental-health problems.
But mental-health charities say they are "deeply worried" at what could be a "dangerous" change. BBC News
See also:
- Right Care Right Person (RCRP) national guidance launched College of Policing
- Police to save 1M officer hours with new mental health approach National Police Chiefs' Council
- Forces adopt national scheme to reduce response to mental health incidents Police Professional
- Police will stop attending mental health calls to increase bobbies on beat The Daily Telegraph
- Ministers tell police to respond to fewer mental health-related 999 calls The Guardian
- Government backs reduction in police response to mental health incidents despite safety warnings The Independent
- Plans to cut back on police attending mental health callouts ITV News
- Police in England and Wales to drastically cut back on attending mental health callouts Sky News
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