Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accuracy of the report by the Care Quality Commission following its inspection from 25 to 29 January 2016 Specialist community mental health services for children and young people Quality Report, published on 27 May 2016.

Following its inspection of Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust’s specialist community mental health services for children and young people in January 2016, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated the core service as good. All CQC reports undergo a robust internal quality assurance process, as well as factual accuracy checks by the provider. In addition to this, the CQC’s ratings review team will consider any challenges from providers in regard to published ratings.

As part of the CQC's regulatory model, the CQC monitors providers on an ongoing basis. This activity helps the CQC to understand which services are progressing well and which are not and informs decisions about which core services are inspected and how frequently. The CQC have undertaken monitoring activity with Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust since the 2016 inspection.