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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Sophie Huskisson

Met Police plans to cut back on attending mental health callouts branded 'ridiculous'

Police plans to only attend emergency mental health incidents if there is an “immediate threat to life” is alarming experts.

The Met Police’s new rule for 999 mental health calls will come into force in September.

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said officers should be focused on fighting crime and patients needing medical help are failed when police attend instead.

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