Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 49181
Psychiatry: Regulation
Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025
Question
Bradley Thomas
Conservative — Bromsgrove
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps with the Health and Care Professions Council to include psychotherapists on the list of protected titles within the healthcare industry.
Answer
Karin SmythWhile there are no current plans to protect the professional title “psychotherapist” in law, the Government keeps professions subject to statutory regulation and the list of protected titles under review. The Government is clear that the statutory regulat...
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