Young Carers
Commons · Question 84182 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the identification of young carers across other health services in the context of plans to change the Mental Health Act Code of Practice.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 25 Nov 2025
Local authorities must take reasonable steps to identify young carers in their area and assess their needs. To support local authorities in their child protection duties, the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, currently making its way through Parliame...