Mark Mallinson
7 Feb 2020 · Coroner Robert Simpson · West Sussex
A similar concern from this report was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of suicide intervention training for all front line police staff
“provided a statement about the training given to police officers in the area of suicide intervention. stated that he had created a training package for new recruits. This training is designed to give first responders pointers to save lives and to buy time. I received further information during the course of the inquest that most new recruits of Sussex Police in the last 12-18 months had received the training. However this training is not being rolled out to the remainder of the police force. The”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderate
This report
“provided a statement about the training given to police officers in the area of suicide intervention. stated that he had created a training package for new recruits.”
Later report
“The police have stated that mental health training has been a particular focus for some time. Despite this an officer with a training role was unable to explain what training that was and when they had received it.”
Responses
No published response was found on judiciary.uk.