Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15945

Psychotherapy: Regulation

Tabled: 6 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of psychotherapy and counselling remaining outside statutory regulation on public protection, in the context that other psychological

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Government is clear that the professions protected in law must be the right ones and that the level of regulatory oversight must be proportionate to the risks to the public.The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) operates...

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