Suicide audit and action plan - Find a freedom of information request

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information on your Authorities' suicide audit and action plan.

Please provide answers to the following questions, including information on the documents we refer to in this request.

1. Has your authority undertaken a suicide audit in the last five years (2019 -2023)? Yes or No. (If yes please see 1.a, If no please see 1.d)

a. If yes, is this available in the public domain? Yes or No. (If yes please see 1.b, if no please see 1.c)

b. If yes, please provide a web link to the report for us to access.

c. If no, please attach the latest report from your authority.

d. If you have not undertaken a suicide audit in the last 5 years please provide the reasons for not undertaking the audit? E.g., lack of capacity, lack of expertise, difficulty in accessing data, lack of cooperation from the Coroner's office

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

2. Has your authority developed a suicide action plan in the last five years (2019 -2023) based on the suicide audit? Yes or No. (If yes please see 2.a, if no - no further action needed)

a. If yes, is this available in the public domain? Yes or No. (If yes please see 2.b, If no please see 2.c)

b. If yes, please provide a web link to the action plan for us to access.

c. If no, please attach the latest action plan from your authority.

1 and 2.  Lincolnshire Suicide Audit: https://lhih.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Lincolnshire-Suicide-Audit-2022.pdf

Evidence from this feeds into the Lincolnshire Suicide Prevention Strategy that is overseen by a multi-agency Suicide Prevention Steering Group. The strategy is accessible here: https://lhih.org.uk/other-publications/