Police: Training
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the introduction of mandatory autism awareness training for staff working in the police.
Answered by Sarah Jones
Training on mental ill health and autism is already integrated throughout the initial police learning programme which all new recruits must complete.
Policing is operationally independent, and it is a matter for the chief constables of each force to decide what additional training their officers should undertake. The National Police Chiefs’ Council has produced an e-learning course and a glossary of terms on neurodiversity, which are available to all police officers.
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