Extremism suspects are being evaluated by health professionals alongside counter-terror police
Mental health assessments are being conducted in the presence of police in little-known hubs that embed nurses and psychologists with counter-terrorism units, raising “serious ethical concerns”, a medical charity has said.
The so-called “vulnerability support hubs” have become a permanent feature of the UK counter-terrorism apparatus since they were introduced to trial a national “vulnerability support service” in 2016 and are now established in three regions – the north, Midlands and south.
