Abortion
(asked on 18th June 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what regulatory oversight his Department will apply to 24 hour helplines provided by independent abortion clinics.
This question was answered on 25th June 2014
It is a condition of approval from the Secretary of State that independent sector providers have a 24 hour helpline available. The Care Quality Commission is considering the best approach to regulating termination of pregnancy services.