Suicide prevention - "cross-sector strategy" - meaning and implications
Dear Victoria Atkins,
This request is addressed to you as the current Secretary of State.
Regarding the Suicide Prevention Strategy and associated action plan, published on the 11 Sept 2023, please provide the following details from your written records.
1. Exactly what is meant by "cross-sector strategy", e.g. every public, voluntary and commercial organisation or specialist organisations?
2. Is the government as a whole supporting the strategy?
3. Are all government Ministers required to comply with the basic principles of the strategy?
4. Which if any central government departments, are currently known to be unwilling to work consistently within both the letter and spirit of the basic principles of the strategy?
5. Will the Cabinet Office or another branch of the government, bring any resistant central government organisations into line with the basic principles of the strategy?
6. Which public services are required to ensure, that those bereaved by suicide, are fully informed of their legal rights and fully supported, to pursue any lawful and sensitive options, in the immediate hours and days which follow?
Yours faithfully,
John Bradfield
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Please find attached the Department of Health and Social Care's response
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Dear Freedom of Information Team,
As my FoI request has been rejected, please provide an email address which I can use, to pose the same questions, to a relevant section of the DHSC..
It will be able to respond to correspondence but not as an FoI and not under any FoI legislation.
Yours faithfully,
John Bradfield
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