20 Improve practice Ensure 24/7 Timely BTP will endeavour to around section 136 staffing at health Police response to Police/Local ascertain the best pathway and 135 detentions based place of at home Authority for the individual in crisis safety experiencing performance and will consider all mental health reporting. options; however we Reduce the issue health support correct and number of people issue appropriate use of S136 detained by and will not have a Police under performance target placed Section 136 Improved upon us to reduce its use. access to and Risk factors in regards to Eliminate the use understanding access to lethal means will of Police custody of crisis always be a BTP officer’s for those services primary concern when detained under considering the use of section 136 S136. NTW - PoS are staffed by one Crisis Staff member, Street Triage Take account of CCG, NTW, police Currently Evaluation of Northumbria with the resource based in Section 136 funded in street triage University and the teams. configuration Gateshead independently NTW already from the Deciding and awaiting and to include started an Together mobilisation in service user evaluation metric consultation. Newcastle feedback. and process. Police Custody for can ongoing Street Triage only be authorised by an team reporting to Inspector in those Support and include the data circumstances where risk further develop sets set locally to cannot be managed in Street triage and achieve (at another setting. I’m not identify post the national sure if there has been any evaluation and minimum will check this. – ongoing standards data resources set (also
20 Improve practice around section 136 and 135 detentions Street Triage Ensure 24/7 staffing at health based place of safety Reduce the number of people detained by Police under Section 136 Eliminate the use of Police custody for those detained under section 136 Take account of Section 136 configuration from the Deciding Together consultation. Support and further develop Street triage and identify post evaluation and ongoing resources Police CCG, NTW, police Currently funded in Gateshead and awaiting mobilisation in Newcastle ongoing Timely response to at home experiencing mental health issue health issue Improved access to and understanding of crisis services Evaluation of street triage independently and to include service user feedback. Police/Local Authority performance reporting. Northumbria University and NTW already started an evaluation metric and process. Street Triage team reporting to include the data sets set locally to achieve (at the national minimum standards data set (also BTP will endeavour to ascertain the best pathway for the individual in crisis and will consider all options; however we support correct and appropriate use of S136 and will not have a performance target placed upon us to reduce its use. Risk factors in regards to access to lethal means will always be a BTP officer’s primary concern when considering the use of S136. NTW - PoS are staffed by one Crisis Staff member, with the resource based in the teams. Police Custody for can only be authorised by an Inspector in those circumstances where risk cannot be managed in another setting. I’m not sure if there has been any – will check this.
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