Police & Autism

kellyb26 said:

now would this be discrimination or not?

If it is not on your medical record then the police are not discriminating.

They acted to verify the information and if what they said was true then they would think you are lying and would look more harshly on you.

To work out what is actually happening I sign up for the NHS site so you can see them online:

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/gps/view-your-gp-health-record/

This probably assumes the GP was the one who put you forward for the assessment though - if it was private or a different practice then it may not show up there.

If it was private then you were the one who should have asked for a copy of the diagnosis to provide to your GP to have it added to your records as it is not automatic in this case.

I don't understand how they haven't seen it,ive actually requested my medical summary and it's there in black and white Autistic Spectrum Disorder 20 February 2023

I don't understand how they haven't seen it,ive actually requested my medical summary and it's there in black and white Autistic Spectrum Disorder 20 February 2023

Then it sounds like they didn't actually look, so all you need to get is proof they said it wasn't there and you can file a complaint should you want to.

From my experience and a few others who post on here, it goes badly if you make a complaint about the police unfortunatetly. You become the focus for a lot more attention so it can be quite uncomfortable.

It isn't right but it seems standard practice in some forces so please consider carefully before taking that next step. Sometimes you just need to let things go (maybe write to them and say here is proof it was on my record and I wasn't lying and leave it at that).

It sucks but who can you go to about it? Who watches the watchers etc.