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<p><del class="ministerial">The death of any serving or retired police officer is
a tragedy. The Government and police leaders take this matter seriously and are working
to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all police officers and staff.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">We have invested in programmes which offer help directly to officers
and staff. This includes £7.5 to fund the development of the National Police Wellbeing
Service, which was launched in 2019. The Service is helping forces to identify where
there is most risk of impacts on mental health, and developing work around building
resilience, as well as putting in place support for those who need it in response
to traumatic events.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Government has also
accelerated work to introduce a Police Covenant, which will ensure our police get
the support and protection they need. We have been clear that the Covenant will also
cover those who are retired from policing, to ensure that they are also supported
effectively once they leave the service. The Covenant will be enshrined in law, with
provisions being brought forward later this session, and the Home Secretary will have
a duty to report annually on the work undertaken.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Our
focus will be on health and wellbeing, physical protection and support for families.
We are in no doubt that an area we must focus on is mental health support. We will
continue to work closely with policing partners to ensure the Covenant has a lasting
impact on both serving and retired officers and staff.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The
death of any serving or retired police officer is a tragedy. The Government and police
leaders take this matter seriously and are working to support the mental and physical
wellbeing of all police officers and staff.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We
have invested in programmes which offer help directly to officers and staff. This
includes £7.5 million to fund the development of the National Police Wellbeing Service,
which was launched in 2019. The Service is helping forces to identify where there
is most risk of impacts on mental health, and developing work around building resilience,
as well as putting in place support for those who need it in response to traumatic
events.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has also accelerated work
to introduce a Police Covenant, which will ensure our police get the support and protection
they need. We have been clear that the Covenant will also cover those who are retired
from policing, to ensure that they are also supported effectively once they leave
the service. The Covenant will be enshrined in law, with provisions being brought
forward later this session, and the Home Secretary will have a duty to report annually
on the work undertaken.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Our focus will be on
health and wellbeing, physical protection and support for families. We are in no doubt
that an area we must focus on is mental health support. We will continue to work closely
with policing partners to ensure the Covenant has a lasting impact on both serving
and retired officers and staff. </ins></p>
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