Review safeguards for those with mental health issues during police encounters

Summary

We ask the Government to urgently review legal safeguards for those with mental health issues during police encounters, particularly during and after restraint. We want reform including mandatory safe handovers to hospitals and timely mental health interventions. This could be called Xavier’s Law. This review should seek to recommend legal reforms to better protect mental-health patients following police restraint, ensuring accountability.

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1. 24 August 2026

   Petition

   We ask the Government to urgently review legal safeguards for those with mental health issues during police encounters, particularly during and after restraint. We want reform including mandatory safe handovers to hospitals and timely mental health interventions. This could be called Xavier’s Law. This review should seek to recommend legal reforms to better protect mental-health patients following police restraint, ensuring accountability.

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