Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce specific waiting time targets for the assessment and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children.

NHS England has been publishing data on children and young people’s community mental health waiting times since April 2024. These metrics measure the time taken for a child or young person who is starting to receive help in the form of assessments, co-produced care plans, and clinical and social interventions, as well as measuring baseline outcomes. These metrics cover a broad range of referrals to community children and young people’s mental health services. But there are no targets or standards set for specific mental health conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, at this time.