Policing faces challenges in delivering its core mission. Simultaneously it has become “the service of last resort for people in crisis.” We agree with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing that tackling this mission creep “requires cross-Government working.”

Policing faces challenges in delivering its core mission. Simultaneously it has become “the service of last resort for people in crisis.” We agree with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing that tackling this mission creep “requires cross-Government working.” Type: conclusion | Number: 59 | Paragraph: 155 | Response status: accepted Government response: In July 2023 we published the National Partnership Agreement, which provides a framework of actions that local areas can take to roll out the mental health elements of the Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) approach to ensure people in need of mental health care are responded to by an appropriate perso