Question follow-through · 49181

Psychiatry: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps with the Health and Care Professions Council to include psychotherapists on the list of protected titles within the healthcare industry.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Apr 2025
Target answer date
1 May 2025
Answer
6 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps with the Health and Care Professions Council to include psychotherapists on the list of protected titles within the healthcare industry.

  2. 1 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 May 2025

    Answer published

    While there are no current plans to protect the professional title “psychotherapist” in law, the Government keeps professions subject to statutory regulation and the list of protected titles under review. The Government is clear that the statutory regulat...

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