Question follow-through · 104906
Police Custody: Death
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional (a) guidance and (b) training her Department provides to police forces following incidents in which a person has died following a period in police custody.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 12 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional (a) guidance and (b) training her Department provides to police forces following incidents in which a person has died following a period in police custody.
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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20 Jan 2026
Answer published
It is the responsibility of the College of Policing for setting standards for police training and development, including the national policing curriculum, leadership standards and accreditations for those who work in high risk or specialist roles. It is t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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