Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the independent review into mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism will include the demand for education, health and care plans and special educational needs and disabilities places.

The review will look to understand the similarities and differences between mental health condition, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism, regarding prevalence, early intervention, and treatment, the current challenges facing clinical services, and the extent to which diagnosis, medicalisation, and treatment improve outcomes for individuals.

This will include exploring the evidence around clinical practice and the risks and benefits of medicalisation. The review will also seek to identify opportunities to provide different models of support and pathways, within and beyond the National Health Service, that promote prevention and early intervention, supplementing clinical support. The full terms of reference have been published on the GOV.UK website.