Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 13
13
Not Addressed
Set clear deadline for publishing the Modern Service Framework for mental health in 2026.
Recommendation
We welcome the commitment in the 10 Year Health Plan to develop a Modern Service Framework (MSF) for mental health, with a focus on the needs of people with severe and enduring mental illness in particular. However, without a clear timeline for publication, this work risks slipping down the political agenda. To ensure progress and accountability, the Government should set a deadline, in its response to this report, for when in 2026 the MSF for mental health will be published. (Recommendation, Paragraph 98)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government explicitly states it does not accept the recommendation. However, its reasoning discusses the voluntary nature and governance of Section 75 arrangements, which is entirely unrelated to the committee's request for a deadline for the Modern Service Framework's publication.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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The government accepts this recommendation. The government recognises the importance of developing the MSF for SMI, as part of our new approach to mental health, and it is an important component of the 10 Year Health Plan. Development of the MSF is underway, and we will confirm timelines for publication in due course. We must allow time to build in findings from the independent review into prevalence and support, and most critically, the evaluation of the community based mental health centres, which is due to report in summer 2026.
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