Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 98984

Health Professions: Regulation

Tabled: 10 December 2025

Answered: 19 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat — Oxford West and Abingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made on the potential merits of statutory regulation of therapy titles.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Titles can only be protected for statutorily regulated professions. Some regulated professions include the term ‘therapist’ and as such have protected title status, for example Art therapist, Dental therapist, and Occupational therapist. Therapists in gen...

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