<p>The Home Secretary last met with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 22<sup>nd</sup> March 2023 where mental health and policing was discussed.</p><p>The Government is committed to working with policing and healthcare partners to drive forward improvements to mental health prevention, treatment and crisis response.</p><p> </p><p>There is ongoing partnership work between HMG, health and police partners to develop a National Partnership Agreement to ensure that people in crisis receive the right response from the right agency. This work also considers wider work streams to improve partnership working between health and police on mental health pathways.</p><p>The Home Secretary wrote to all Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners on 23<sup>rd</sup> February to set out agreements made between the Home Office and Department for Health and Social Care on policing and mental health.</p>