A Bill to provide that the Health and Care Professions Council be the regulatory body for counsellors and psychotherapists; to prohibit conversion therapy; to make related provision for the protection of children and adults; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
22 March 2019
The Bill would make the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) the regulator for counsellors and psychotherapists. It would ban conversion therapy and introduce protections for children and adults, with related safeguarding measures drawn in. The overall aim is to ensure professional standards and safer care in these fields.
The Bill is at the Second Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it will move on to Committee scrutiny and subsequent stages for detailed examination.
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No recorded votes for this bill yet.
