Question follow-through · 38138

Police Custody: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of suicide prevention training for staff in police custody suites.

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

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  1. 13 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of suicide prevention training for staff in police custody suites.

  2. 20 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to preventing deaths in or following police custody, including suicides both in custody and following release.The College of Policing’s 'Vulnerability in Custody' training package, launched in 2022, seeks to improve the consist...

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