Written evidence to the Committee stage in the Commons
79 submissions10 Jun – 24 Jun 2025
Evidence submitted to the committee by organisations and members of the public. Each submission carries the committee’s own reference.
- 30 received
- MHB01Michael Brown OBE FRSA
- MHB02the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS)
- MHB03Macy Williams
- MHB04Ileana Weynberg
- MHB05Christina Cheney
- MHB06Jon Owen QPM
- MHB07Dr Ian Hogbin, Programme Lead (Clinical), Clinical Education Development and Research (Cedar), University of Exeter; and Sarah Ackland, Programme Lead (Legal), Clinical Education Development and Research (Cedar), University of Exeter
- MHB08Approved Mental Health Professional Leads Network (ALN)
- MHB09StopWatch
- MHB10Professor John L Taylor, Professor, Northumbria University Law School; Dr Indermeet Sawhney, Chair, Faculty of Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability, Royal College of Psychiatrists; Professor Regi T Alexander, President, Intellectual Disability Forum, Royal Society of Medicine; Professor Asif Zia, Chair, Mental Health Medical Director Forum, NHS confederation; Professor Ashok Roy OBE, Past Chair, Faculty of Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability, Royal College of Psychiatrists; Sarah Jackson, Co-chair of the UK Autism Consultant Nurse Network; Dr Peter Stevens, Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, London; Christine Hutchinson, Consultant Nurse and Approved Clinician, Bolton; Professor Rohit Shankar MBE, University of Plymouth Peninsula School of Medicine; Dr Samuel Tromans, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Leicester; and Dr Jane McCarthy, Visiting Senior Lecturer, King's College London
- MHB11Professor John L Taylor, Professor, Northumbria Law School, Northumbria University Newcastle & Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Approved Clinician; Carole Burrell, Associate Professor in Law & Programme Leader Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice in Mental Health Law, Northumbria Law School, Northumbria University Newcastle; Miles France, Consultant Social Worker and Approved Clinician & Strategic Lead for Multi-Professional Approved Clinicians, Devon Partnership Trust; Dr Peter Beazley, Clinical Associate Professor, University of East Anglia; Julie Onyegbula, Consultant Nurse and Approved Clinician; Dr Annie Cox, Consultant Nurse & Approved Clinician & Co-chair of National MH Consultant Nurse Forum; Jan McAdam, Consultant Nurse & Approved Clinician & Co-chair of National MH Consultant Nurse Forum; Dr Peter Stevens, Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and Approved Clinician, Co-chair London Multi-Professional Approved Clinician Forum; Dr Ian Hogbin, Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist & Approved Clinician & Programme Lead - PG Cert Professional Practice in Mental Health Law, University of Exeter; and Sarah Ackland, Solicitor and Accredited Member of the Law Society's Mental Health Panel & Programme Lead- PG Cert Professional Practice in Mental Health Law, University of Exeter
- MHB12Andrew Gordon
- MHB13Professor Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon)
- MHB14the Centre for Mental Health
- MHB15Blooming Change
- MHB16The National Autistic Society, Mencap, The Challenging Behaviour Foundation, and VoiceAbility (joint submssion)
- MHB17Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition
- MHB18the Talking Therapies Task Force (TTTF)
- MHB19Dr Peter Beazley BA (Oxon.), DClinPsy (Lond.), LLM, SFHEA, AFBPsS Clinical Associate Professor, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia
- MHB20South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- MHB21Black Thrive Global
- MHB22the British Institute of Human Rights and the National Care Forum (joint submission)
- MHB23The Law Society
- MHB24Letter from Minister Kinnock to Bill Committee Members (dated 6 June 2025)
- MHB25Liberation
- MHB26Imkaan
- MHB27the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
- MHB28North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT)
- MHB29West London NHS Trust
- MHB30the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO)
- 5 received
- MHB31NHS Confederation
- MHB32the British Psychological Society
- MHB33Professor Emma Wolverson
- MHB34the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute
- MHB35Mind
- 5 received
- MHB36Mind (further submission)
- MHB37Thalamos Ltd
- MHB38West Sussex County Council
- MHB39Chris Frederick, Founder of Project Soul Stride
- MHB40Amy Poole, Associate Director of Patient Experience and Participation, Severalls Hospital
- 20 received
- MHB41Independent Monitoring Boards (IMB)
- MHB42Carers Trust
- MHB43Dr Evelyn Mensah
- MHB44Last Mafuba, Researcher, Founder & CEO of Inini Initiative Ltd
- MHB45Community Coordination Action Group
- MHB46a Community Activist and Carer
- MHB47the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- MHB48the Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust
- MHB49the General Medical Council (GMC)
- MHB50the Mental Health Foundation
- MHB51Zoe Dodd
- MHB52Dr Anthony Salla and Dr Karen Newbigging
- MHB53Muslim Mind Collaborative (MMC)
- MHB54Croydon Black and Minority Ethnic Forum
- MHB55the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- MHB56the East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT)
- MHB57aRethink Mental Illness: General submission on the Bill
- MHB57bRethink Mental Illness: Further submission on the Statutory Implementation of the Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF)
- MHB58Aspiring Futures Community Interest Company (CIC)
- MHB59Inclusion London
- 19 received
- MHB60Dr Peter Beazley (further evidence)
- MHB61Black Equity Organisation
- MHB62the Local Government Association (LGA)
- MHB63Dr Jacqueline Dyer MBE
- MHB64the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
- MHB65the NHS Race and Health Observatory
- MHB66West Yorkshire Health Care Partnership
- MHB67St Andrews Healthcare
- MHB68Andrea Knowles, Director, Staff Equality Networks
- MHB69Professor Jayati Das-Munshi, Professor Stephani Hatch, Professor Dawn Edge, Professor Scott Weich, and Dr Josephine Ocloo
- MHB70the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- MHB71Thrive LDN
- MHB72Synergi-Leeds Partnership
- MHB73Lelabari (Lela) Kogbara
- MHB74the BME Leadership Network of the NHS Confederation
- MHB75the Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Midwifery Officer's Black and Minority Ethnic Strategic Advisory Group (CNO/CMidO BME SAG), NHS England
- MHB76the Royal College of Psychiatrists (further evidence re: Learning Disability & Autism)
- MHB77Professor Jeremy Coid
- MHB78the Race Equality Partnership for Sheffield