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Mental Health Services: Community Interest Companies

Asked by Melanie OnnLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 13 February 2025UIN 29445

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support community interest companies that are mental health providers.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

It is for individual local commissioners to allocate funding to children and young people’s mental health services to meet the needs of their local populations and this information is not collected centrally. Integrated care boards are expected to continue to meet the Mental Health Investment Standard in 2025/26 by increasing their investment in mental health services in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.

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