Psychotherapy: Regulation
Commons · Question 15945 · Tabled 6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of psychotherapy and counselling remaining outside statutory regulation on public protection, in the context that other psychological
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Jul 2026
The Government is clear that the professions protected in law must be the right ones and that the level of regulatory oversight must be proportionate to the risks to the public.The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) operates...