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
Labour — Warrington 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 KinnockThe 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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