Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Local Transformation Plans to improve the provision of local mental health and wellbeing services for child and young people.

NHS England published a comprehensive quantitative analysis of Local Transformation Plans (LTPs) in March 2016, and a thematic review in August 2016.

This review included detailed analysis of developing models and approaches to identification and management of children and young people with extra vulnerability to mental health problems including those who have experienced abuse or neglect.

The review showed that all LTPs included evidence that clinical commissioning groups and local authorities are working together in the design of the transformation plans; that 90% evidenced partnership with public health colleagues; that 90% evidenced collaboration with education colleagues or consultation with local primary and secondary schools; and that 80% engaged with youth offending teams.

The analysis and the thematic review are both available at:

www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/cyp/transformation/