Provision of an Appropriate Adult Service across Dorset, Poole & Bournemouth

The Appropriate Adult (AA) Service is to be provided in the Weymouth and Bournemouth Police custody suites and it is felt, by commissioners, that the Appropriate Adults Service has enhanced the Liaison and Diversion scheme (L&D), freed up considerable Social Work and Mental Health practitioner time, and met the statutory responsibilities of the Police. Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole cover an area of 1024 square miles with a growing population in excess of 700,000. A large conurbation exists in Bournemouth and the re...