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Written question asked by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Thursday, 27 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 December 2014 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 2 December 2014. A substantive answer was provided by Kris Hopkins (Conservative) on Monday, 5 January 2015 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Mental Health Services

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the progress made by local government in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England to sign up to the principles of the Crisis Care Concordat.

Answer

As part of the roll-out of the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, published by the Government in February 2014, health, social care and criminal justice partners across England have been invited to develop and sign local Concordat declarations.

I share the aim of my rt. hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Care and Support (Norman Lamb), that declarations should be in place throughout England by the end of 2014. Progress towards this across all areas of England can be found at: http://www.crisiscareconcordat.org.uk/explore-the-map/

I understand that there are plans for Crisis Care declarations covering Coventry and the West Midlands to be agreed shortly.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
216261
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Mental health services
Link
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