Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72157
Psychiatry: Children
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with charities on the potential merits of protecting the title Child Psychotherapist.
Answer
Karin SmythTitles can only be protected for statutorily regulated professions. The title of ’child psychotherapist’ is not currently protected in law in the United Kingdom and the Government has no plans to regulate child psychotherapists. No discussions have taken ...
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