Officers from the Metropolitan Police will not attend emergency 999 calls if they are linked to mental health incidents from September to free up officer resources, the force’s commissioner has said.
On Monday, Metropolitan Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said that police will no longer attend callouts after August 31 unless there is a threat to life.
The announcement follows moves by the government to reduce burdens on the police from non-police activity.
Mental health Demand Pressures
In February, Home Secretary Suella Braverman wrote to Police Forces and said that she wanted to “see more police officers on the beat, investigating and preventing crime.”…