Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 84848
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to prevent children and young people from being placed in inappropriate mental health settings, including (a) adult wards and (b) facilities located far from home.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedAll placements must be clinically appropriate, proportionate to any risk presented, and local ownership and involvement must be maintained from a clinical and commissioning perspective. Where possible, a placing team should look to neighbouring geographic...
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