Mental Health Provision (Children and Young People) Bill

Key Points

• Requires the Government to report annually to Parliament on mental health provision for children and young people
• Aims to improve transparency and accountability in how these services are provided
• Introduced in the House of Commons by Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat)
• Currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons; originated in the Commons
• Policy area: healthcare (the bill creates a reporting duty rather than delivering new services)

Progress

The bill has completed its first and second readings in the Commons and is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the Commons. If it advances, it would move on to further stages (e.g., committee, report) and potentially to the Lords.