Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32624

Mental Health Services: Children

Tabled: 21 February 2025

Answered: 5 March 2025

Question

Julia Buckley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of waiting times for children’s mental health services, between the point of initial assessment and starting treatment.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

No such assessment has been made, as the Mental Health Services Data Set does not collect data from ‘initial assessment to starting treatment’.