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Recommendation 27
27
Deferred
Paragraph: 132
Lead a cross-government assessment of pupil mental health and ensure adequate CAMHS provision.
Recommendation
The Department should also lead a cross-government assessment of the scale of mental health difficulties amongst pupils, and review the current provision of support available in schools and outside of them. The Government should conclude this review and report its findings by Summer 2024. There then needs to be significant joint working across the Government to ensure CAMHS provision is adequate to meet the needs of school age children, in line with the Department’s previous commitment to a 4-week waiting time.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government discussed the Department's monitoring of local authority support and their role in attendance, completely sidestepping the recommendation for a cross-government mental health assessment and CAMHS review.
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Paragraph Reference:
132
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government · verbatim extract
Deferred
66. We do not believe a “cross-government assessment of the scale of mental health difficulties amongst pupils” is necessary at this time as the Government already funds work to monitor children’s mental health and extensive cross-government working is already taking place on several projects related to children’s mental health.
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