Little evaluation of mental health outcomes in police pilot, MPs told

By Mark Conrad | 19 September 2023

Police failed to evaluate mental health outcomes after trialling a controversial new approach to attending incidents, MPs have learned.

The Met was due to adopt the Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) model from September – under which police officers no longer attend non-emergency mental health callouts - but that has now been delayed until November.

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