Question follow-through · 27450
Police: Autism
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.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 3 Feb 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2025
Question tabled
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.
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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3 Feb 2025
Answer published
Training 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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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