From 2022, the new integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning most NHS mental health services for their local populations. ICBs are NHS bodies, working alongside integrated care partnerships (ICPs) which bring together local government and NHS services on a statutory basis as part of a local integrated care system (ICS).31 The Department and NHSE confirmed that ICBs will be responsible for bringing forward many of the ambitious programmes which are key to the future of mental health services. This includes, for example, developing new models of community-based mental health services; ensuring data sharing across local NHS, local government and voluntary sector organisations; prioritising capital funding for the growing backlog maintenance of mental health trusts; and workforce planning and deployment.32