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<p>The Home Office annually reviews the data it collects from police forces under
the Annual Data Requirement. We need to ensure we have the right data to inform national
policies and better understand the picture from the frontline, but we need to balance
this against overburdening the police with added bureaucracy.</p><p>The police do
have a role in responding to people in mental health crisis and that remains the case
irrespective of whether the crisis is related to gambling, substance abuse or something
entirely different. There will be difficulties for the police in identifying mental
health problem connected to gambling-related harm, which means it will be problematic
to collect data on the number of call outs from the police forces in a consistent
and reliable way.</p><p>However, we continue to work with the police and health colleagues
to ensure that those in mental health crisis receive the support that they require.</p>
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