Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 9673

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

Tabled: 16 October 2024
Answered: 28 October 2024

Question

Charlotte Nichols

LabourWarrington North

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Mental Health Bill will (a) protect and (b) enhance the rights of (i) children and (ii) young people who are (A) detained in and (B) admitted informally t

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The forthcoming Mental Health Bill will strengthen the rights of children and young people, to ensure they are involved in decisions about their care, that they can challenge these decisions and, above all, ensure that they are only detained for treatment...

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