Report Summary
This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an overview of work underway across the policing system, and with partners, in relation to mental health distress, vulnerability and the response by policing. This follows publication of the Framework for Collaboration and linked Collaborative Commitments in February 2025.
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Meeting
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Policing Performance Committee - 16 September 2025
Date : 16 September 2025
Location : online
Workplan next steps and key areas of focus
The PDG will continue to focus on driving forward the collaborative commitments, with a focus on building opportunities for further collaboration. This includes continued focus on identifying appropriate referral and transfer of care routes for individuals in distress or crisis.
Work over the coming year will also focus on consistency of approach across the local policing divisions based on areas of identified good practice. An implementation guide for the Framework will also be developed to ensure that all partners and agencies are able to fully adopt and apply the principles described and deliver on the aspirations laid out.
Further work will be delivered on understanding data across the partnership to help understand where action is likely to make the biggest difference. This will include work on understanding mental health related and concern for person demand from Police Scotland data and further disaggregation of this in collaboration with partners.
