Public Protection Unit
(PPU)
Division B…
PPU
PPU workstreams
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Suicide prevention
Mental health
Youth welfare
Sexual offences
Domestic Violence
Antisocial behaviour
Areas Covered: In April 2013 expanded to London
to the Underground Network (including the Overground and DLR)
Areas Covered:
Information Sharing
Basic requirement
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Name
DOB
Address
Description (photo available?)
Where exactly were they found
and who with?
• What police action was taken?
– If S136’d, where taken, who
accepted care and contact
number?
• Offences committed?
Valuable information
• How are they behaving?
• Any known risks?
• Any known triggers leading to the
incident?
• Name and contact number of
NOK / friend / care coordinator?
• Outcome of their MH
assessment?
• Already receiving support?
– If so, details of unit, named
contact and telephone number?
• Name and contact details of GP?
What do PPU do
• Liaise with hospitals to determine outcome of S136
• Liaise with family to offer support to them and find out further information to
help assess risk
• Pass / email / post information of support services to subjects and their
family and friends
– PPU will offer and make third party referrals via
• Samaritans
• Papyrus
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Liaise with GPs and make referral
Brief local officers
Brief railway staff (as appropriate)
Work with mental health teams – (warning, ABC, prosecution)
Offer third party referrals
Papyrus
01925 572 444
Samaritans
0207 734 2800
Maytree
0207 263 7070
1 - Obtain consent from subject
2 - Pass their name, contact number and convenient period of time to receive
call to desired support service
Submit a Suicide Prevention
Plan and FIS before end of
duty
Confirm this action has been
completed on NSPIS log
Supervisor responsibilities when HO
/ ambulance deal entirely
• Ascertain which hospital subject taken to
• Keep BTP officers running to incident, if practical
• Please obtain full details of subject with contact
details and place on NSPIS
• Ensure officers submit FIS report / Suicide
Prevention Plan before end of duty