POLICE and crime commissioner (PCC) for Devon and Cornwall, Tony Hogg, has said there may come a time when the police will be unable to detain members of the public under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983. Speaking on a visit to Camborne police station, he proposed officers would instead take them to accident and emergency departments until they can be seen by medical professionals. Mr Hogg said: "I won't be party political but the Government has got to listen. It has got to a...
