Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government Response to the Consultation on Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision: a Green Paper and Next Steps, what assessment he has made of the priorities for children's mental health that must be included in a new mental health act; and if he will make a statement.

The Government is currently considering its priorities for mental health legislation, including for children and young people. ‘Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision: a Green Paper’ did not make specific proposals for legislation.

The Independent Review of the Mental Health Act, published in December 2018, made a number of recommendations in relation to the provision of mental health services for Children and Young People. The report is available at the following link:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/modernising-the-mental-health-act-final-report-from-the-independent-review

The Government is considering the report and its recommendations in detail and will respond in due course.