The Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing, chaired by Lord Victor Adebowale was set up in September 2012 at the request of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner.

The Commission’s brief was to review the work of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) with regard to people who have died or been seriously injured following police contact or in police custody and to make recommendations to inform MPS conduct, response and actions where mental health is, or is perceived to be, a key issue.