Bedfordshire Police is making changes into the way it deals with sudden deaths, which will affect us.
From 1st February, if you are attending a death in the community and believe the cause to be natural, police will no longer routinely attend. This will include calls to private homes or care homes.
Bedfordshire police will attend if the death is:
They may also attend if the premises cannot be secured due to absence of next of kin or other responsible adult.
If you attend a death that you believe to be unnatural, preserve the scene and contact police. The police will always attend the following cases:
The new pathway for sudden deaths is available on East24.
Published 28th January, 2016