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Justice Services Local shared training policies and approaches should describe and identify who needs to do what and how local systems fit together. Local agencies should all understand each other’s roles in responding to mental health crises. Each statutory agency should review its training arrangements on a regional basis and agree priority areas for joint training modules between NHS, social care and criminal justice organisations. Although it is desirable that representatives of different agencies be trained together, it is not essential. It is more important that the training ensures that staff, from all agencies receive consistent messages about locally agreed roles and responsibilities. Lack of training policies to support these groups New Recruit Training Targeted Training to specific units including Custody, Contact Services, CADRE, Frontline Response. Training by Health service within Criminal Justice. Catalogue of Services – Agreement that such services will support Staffordshire Police in allowing Officers/ Staff to ‘shadow’ to gain an understanding of partners roles and responsibilities. Staffordshire Police - Learning & Development Unit Staffordshire Police - Learning & Development Unit Staffordshire Police - Justice Services Shared training policies and increased understanding of roles and responsibilities. Objective Action Led by Outcomes If people are already known to mental health services, their crisis plan and any advance statements should be available and followed where possible. Police Officers and Police Staff to agree information sharing protocols. Access to information should be readily available to Officers in order to help Staffordshire Police Police/Health Police Officers and Police Staff will have access to information which will allow decision making and crisis plans will be followed.
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