Heather Cornelius delivered a letter to 10 Downing Street on Monday, the day after her husband Ryan Cornelius’s 71st birthday.

The agency will be disbanded as a standalone division and the majority will be merged within HM Revenue & Customs by April next year.

“The concept of compassion fatigue in those working in mental healthcare which is where the prolonged exposure to the suffering of others leads to a decline in empathy and compassion. “The ...