Police officers will no longer automatically be sent to respond to 999 calls involving people having mental health crises following an agreement supported by the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman.
Under the National Partnership Agreement, people experiencing mental health issues will initially be attended to by medical professionals rather than the police.
The plan is partly a response to requests by police forces around the country to reduce their workload so they can concentrate on tackling crime.
In November the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, revealed only 22 percent of the calls they received were about crimes and said he wanted to begin “pushing back” on demands on the police….