The government accepts this recommendation. The government is committed to ensuring that the MSF for SMI is developed through genuine co-production with people with lived experience. That is why we have recruited a third co-chair for the MSF, Jo Lomani, who is a national mental health co- production lead and expert by lived and living experience. Jo will support the implementation of our lived-experience involvement and co-production strategy to ensure that people who use mental health services stay at the centre of everything we do. So far, Jo has played a critical role in ensuring our approach to engagement is accessible for people with lived experience and effective in facilitating their input. We recognise that partnership working with VCSFE organisations, local authorities and other organisations is important to the delivery of holistic and equitable mental health care. To ensure that the MSF accounts for this, we will be engaging with relevant representatives from these sectors. As mentioned, we also plan to take forward insights from the community based mental health centre pilots, which we expect will provide important learning in this regard. Creating the foundations for high-quality community-based care