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Children: Mental Health Services

Asked by Rachael MaskellLabour (Co-op)Department for EducationTabled Answered 5 September 2024UIN 2373

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make provision available for the (a) emotional and (b) mental health needs of children transferring from the independent to the state school sector before they transfer.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

This government’s goal is to achieve better outcomes for all children. Where parents decide to move their child to a new school, local authorities and schools already have processes in place to support new pupils. This government is committed to removing barriers to learning and is taking steps to provide access to specialist mental health professionals in every state school.

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