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Recommendation 12

12 Not Addressed

Develop and publish a clear roadmap for national scale-up of pilot programme.

Recommendation
The Government should develop and publish a clear roadmap for the national scale-up of the pilot programme. In its response to this report, we expect the Government to state how the roadmap will be developed and the timeframe for publication. (Recommendation, Paragraph 94)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government accepts the recommendation but then details its commitment to reforming the Better Care Fund, including changes for the 2026-27 financial year, without addressing the specific request for a roadmap and timeframe for the national scale-up of the pilot programme.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Government Response Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract Not Addressed
The government partially accepts this recommendation. We will consider a plan for the scale-up of community based mental health centres following the formal evaluation of the pilots. The plan will need to be informed by the formal evaluation and initial findings from the pilots, ensuring that lessons learned are embedded and that future scale up delivers accessible and equitable neighbourhood mental health support across England.
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