Mr. Derek Chambers:

In terms of the threshold for admission to CAMHS, as the Deputy is aware, that goes through the person’s general practitioner, GP. All referrals to specialist mental health services such as CAMHS go via a GP. That is the practicality of how a referral is made. In terms of how it is guided, the 2019 CAMHS operating guidelines set out clearly the overall approach in terms of how a child’s journey into and through CAMHS should be managed. Adherence to those operating guidelines is now under scrutiny. That has been focused on in light of the Maskey report.