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The eight bodies that have been meeting at the House of Lords since the autumn of 1999 to work together on the draft Psychotherapy Bill are the Association of Child Psychotherapists; Association of Psychoanalytical Psychotherapists in the NHS; British Confederation of Psychotherapists; British Psycho-Analytical Society; British Psychological Society; Royal College of Psychiatrists; Tavistock Clinic; United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. These eight bodies were identified by the Department of Health as the key stakeholders in the field of psychotherapy.
Lord Alderdice reported on the responses he had received to date following First Reading on 18 May 2000 of the draft Psychotherapy Bill. He reaffirmed his undertaking that the Bill would not proceed to Second Reading without the support of the stakeholders group.
Prior to the publication of the Bill, Lord Alderdice had held a briefing with approximately 100 MPs and Peers who are known to have an interest in mental health issues. A great deal of support for the Bill was expressed on this occasion and a number of meetings will take place in the near future between Lord Alderdice and government ministers. The campaign group, Mental Aftercare Association (MACA), have also welcomed the Bill.
Representatives from the Association of Child Psychotherapists had recently held a meeting with representatives of the Department of Health about other matters and the Bill had been discussed there. They were told that the Minister of Health wished to make a statement regarding the Bill.
The British Psychological Society (BPS) brought to the attention of the meeting that they had recently been told that their Order in Council to regulate psychologists under the new Health Act of June 1999, one which empowers the Government to call for the regulation of professional organizations, would not be lik