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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 January 2025

Debate

Mental Health Bill [HL]

Contribution

The Health and Care Act 2022 requires the Secretary of State to issue a code of practice to guide providers in meeting this training requirement, and legislation already requires the code to include information on monitoring and evaluation. The Health and Care Act 2022 requirement builds on existing responsibilities, and ultimately requires providers to determine what training is appropriate for their staff and to provide such training, given their role. The broad scope of this requirement, and the wide range of staff roles and care settings, means that the training undertaken to fulfil it could be highly varied and could differ from person to person. That gives rise to practical challenges for monitoring compliance.

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