{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/782777.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":782777,"attributes":{"action":"Ricky’s Law to protect people in mental-health and autism crises.”","background":"We want Ricky’s Law to protect people in mental-health and autism crises. It would strengthen safeguards around restraint, medical monitoring, family involvement, and ensure police receive better training to respond safely to mental-health and autism","additional_details":"We want Ricky’s Law to protect people experiencing mental-health and autism crises. It would strengthen safeguards around restraint, medical monitoring and family involvement, improve communication between emergency services, and ensure police and other frontline staff receive proper training in mental health, autism, de-escalation and crisis response. The aim is to help keep vulnerable people safe and prevent avoidable harm","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":16,"created_at":"2026-09-23T22:46:10.134Z","updated_at":"2026-10-16T12:08:20.286Z","rejected_at":"2026-10-16T12:08:18.856Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-23T23:02:10.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"no-action","details":"Some of what you are calling for is already happening in terms of best practice guidance.  Also, the Government announced a new package of measures this week:\r\n\r\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-pledges-earlier-support-to-tackle-mental-health-crises\r\n\r\nYou may want to start a new petitions explaining what specific changes you would like to see in the light of this announcement. "},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}