Agenda item

Report of the Superintendent of the City of London Police.

Members of the Board had requested a report at their meeting in

December 2015, regarding work the City of London Police is doing to promote health and wellbeing both inside and outside of the force. A request was also made for information on the referral process for vulnerable people.

Members noted the detail on the force signing up to the Blue Light “Time to Change”

Pledge, which encouraged openness about mental health issues, the Liaison and

Diversion Service within custody and an update on the issue we have with no secure juvenile overnight accommodation being available. Also included is some

information on the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference and City Community

Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference referral processes.

Assistant Commissioner Wayne Chance signed the Blue Light Pledge on 4th

February, which coincided with Time to Talk Day, a nationwide event run by

Mind to end the stigma and discrimination often attached to health problems.

Mental health problems affect one in four people every year, and yet people are

often reluctant to talk about their experiences as they worry it might affect their

relationships or their job.

Members noted that the City of London Police had in place in their custody suite a Liaison and Diversion Service, which was a number of specially trained mental health nurses who could identify a person with one or more mental health, learning disability or substance misuse vulnerabilities when they came into contact with the justice system. They assess the identified individual and refer them to an appropriate treatment or support service and can also access summary care records whilst the individual is in custody to assist with their care and our risk assessment.

In response to a query, Members noted that secure accommodation for juveniles in custody was being discussed at the Youth Offending Team Management Board meetings.

Resolved – that the report be received.