Question follow-through · 29565

Police: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps with police forces to review the (a) effectiveness of policies to place police officers potentially experiencing mental ill-health on restricted duties and (b) adequacy of (i) t

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
13 Feb 2025
Answer
13 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps with police forces to review the (a) effectiveness of policies to place police officers potentially experiencing mental ill-health on restricted duties and (b) adequacy of (i) t

  2. 13 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    It is the responsibility of Chief Officers to effectively manage their workforce, including ensuring appropriate health and wellbeing support is in place for all officers and staff. The Government has been clear that the health and wellbeing of our police...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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