Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current average waiting time for (1) initial assessment at specialist Child And Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), and (2) treatment by CAMHS, for each NHS Trust in England.

The information requested is not available as a national access and waiting times standard for child and adolescent mental health services has not yet been defined.

NHS England and NHS Improvement have consulted on the definition and introduction of five waiting time standards, including four for children and young people. The consultation closed on 1 September 2021. We will work with NHS England and NHS Improvement on the next steps for the proposed mental health access and waiting measures.