A teenage girl with mental health issues who was being held in police custody due to there being “no beds available in the UK” will be moved this evening, NHS England has said.
A senior policeman spoke out on Twitter about the “unacceptable” scenario the 16-year-old found herself in.
Paul Netherton, Assistant Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, tweeted: “We have a 16yr old girl suffering from mental health issues held in police custody. There are no beds available in the uk! #unacceptable” (sic)
He added: “The 16yr old was detained on Thursday night, sectioned Friday lunchtime and still no place of safety available. This can’t be right! 1/2
“Custody on a Fri & Sat night is no place for a child suffering mental health issues. Nurses being sourced to look after her in custody !?!”
A spokesman for NHS England said a “local place” for the girl has been found.
“She will be moved this evening,” he said.
'Place found' for sectioned girl
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