I am enjoying listening to my hon. Friend’s speech. Does he agree that the use of police cells is a big area for review? While we have seen a welcome decline in the use of police cells as places of safety, it is unacceptable that someone can end up in a cell not because they are suspected of a crime, but because they have been unwell.
Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Kevin Foster
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 3 November 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill.
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