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Written question asked by Baroness Gould of Potternewton (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 December 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 December 2016. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 December 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Sexual and Reproductive Health

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of local authorities that have not developed cross-charging arrangements for the provision of sexual health services, as recommended in the report Sexual Health Services: Key Principles for Cross Charging, published in August 2013.

Answer

There is no requirement on local authorities to have cross-charging arrangements in place; this is a matter for local determination.

No estimate has been made of the number of local authorities that do not have cross-charging arrangements. Public Health England recently conducted a survey into the commissioning arrangements for sexual and reproductive health and HIV, including assessment of cross-charging arrangements.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4066
Session
2016-17
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Out of area treatment Sexual and reproductive health
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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