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Suicide

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 10 December 2025UIN 96372

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making it a statutory requirement for police officers to record how many suicides they attend.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Office does not collect data from police about suicides they have attended and has no current plans to do so.

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