Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 110943
Mental Health Services: Children in Care
Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026
Question
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England holds data on the number of (i) current and (ii) previously looked-after children on waiting lists for (a) mental health services and (b) neurodevelopmental assessments.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedNHS England holds data on the number of current looked-after children accessing or waiting for contact with secondary mental health services. We can identify individuals waiting for neurodevelopmental, autism, or mental health assessment via the indicated...
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