Health and Social Care Act 2012
Health and Social Care Act 2012 (2012 c. 7)
- Health and Social Care Act 2012 (2012 c. 7)
- PART 1 The health service in England
- The health service: overview
- 1 Secretary of State's duty to promote comprehensive health service
- 2 The Secretary of State's duty as to improvement in quality of services
- 3 The Secretary of State's duty as to the NHS Constitution
- 4 The Secretary of State's duty as to reducing inequalities
- 5 The Secretary of State's duty as to promoting autonomy
- 6 The Secretary of State's duty as to research
- 7 The Secretary of State's duty as to education and training
- 8 Secretary of State's duty as to reporting on and reviewing treatment of providers
- 9 The NHS Commissioning Board
- 10 Clinical commissioning groups
- Arrangements for provision of health services
- 11 The Secretary of State's duty as to protection of public health
- 12 Duties as to improvement of public health
- 13 Duties of clinical commissioning groups as to commissioning certain health services
- 14 Power of clinical commissioning groups as to commissioning certain health services
- 15 Power to require Board to commission certain health services
- 16 Secure psychiatric services
- 17 Other services etc. provided as part of the health service
- 18 Regulations as to the exercise by local authorities of certain public health functions
- 19 Regulations relating to EU obligations
- 20 Regulations as to the exercise of functions by the Board or clinical commissioning groups
- 21 Functions of Special Health Authorities
- 22 Exercise of public health functions of the Secretary of State
- Further provision about the Board
- 23 The NHS Commissioning Board: further provision
- 24 Financial arrangements for the Board
- Further provision about clinical commissioning groups
- 25 Clinical commissioning groups: establishment etc.
- 26 Clinical commissioning groups: general duties etc.
- 27 Financial arrangements for clinical commissioning groups
- 28 Requirement for primary medical services provider to belong to clinical commissioning group
- Further provision about local authorities' role in the health service
- 29 Other health service functions of local authorities under the 2006 Act
- 30 Appointment of directors of public health
- 31 Exercise of public health functions of local authorities
- 32 Complaints about exercise of public health functions by local authorities
- Abolition of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts
- 33 Abolition of Strategic Health Authorities
- 34 Abolition of Primary Care Trusts
- Functions relating to fluoridation of water
- 35 Fluoridation of water supplies
- 36 Procedural requirements in connection with fluoridation of water supplies
- 37 Fluoridation of water supplies: transitional provision
- Functions relating to mental health matters
- 38 Approval functions
- 39 Discharge of patients
- 40 After-care
- 41 Provision of pocket money for in-patients
- 42 Transfers to and from special hospitals
- 43 Independent mental health advocates
- 44 Patients' correspondence
- 45 Notification of hospitals having arrangements for special cases
- Emergency powers
- 46 Role of the Board and clinical commissioning groups in respect of emergencies
- 47 Secretary of State's emergency powers
- Miscellaneous
- 48 New Special Health Authorities
- 49 Primary care services: directions as to exercise of functions
- 50 Charges in respect of certain public health functions
- 51 Pharmaceutical services expenditure
- 52 Secretary of State's duty to keep health service functions under review
- 53 Secretary of State's annual report
- 54 Certification of death
- 55 Amendments related to Part 1 and transitional provision
- PART 2 Further provision about public health
- 56 Abolition of Health Protection Agency
- 57 Functions in relation to biological substances
- 58 Radiation protection functions
- 59 Repeal of AIDS (Control) Act 1987
- 60 Co-operation with bodies exercising functions in relation to public health
- PART 3 Regulation of health and adult social care services
- CHAPTER 1 Monitor
- 61 Monitor
- 62 General duties
- 63 Secretary of State's guidance on duty under section 62(9)
- 64 General duties: supplementary
- 65 Power to give Monitor functions relating to adult social care services
- 66 Matters to have regard to in exercise of functions
- 67 Conflicts between functions
- 68 Duty to review regulatory burdens
- 69 Duty to carry out impact assessments
- 70 Information
- 71 Failure to perform functions
- CHAPTER 2 Competition
- 72 Functions under the Competition Act 1998
- 73 Functions under Part 4 of the Enterprise Act 2002
- 74 Competition functions: supplementary
- 75 Requirements as to procurement, patient choice and competition
- 76 Requirements under section 75: investigations, declarations and directions
- 77 Requirements under section 75: undertakings
- 78 Guidance
- 79 Mergers involving NHS foundation trusts
- 80 Co-operation with the CMA
- CHAPTER 3 Licensing
- Licensing requirement
- 81 Requirement for health service providers to be licensed
- 82 Deemed breach of requirement to be licensed
- 83 Exemption regulations
- 84 Exemption regulations: supplementary
- Licensing procedure
- 85 Application for licence
- 86 Licensing criteria
- 87 Grant or refusal of licence
- 87A Application and grant: NHS trusts
- 88 Application and grant: NHS foundation trusts
- 89 Revocation of licence
- 90 Right to make representations
- 91 Notice of decisions
- 92 Appeals to the Tribunal
- 93 Register of licence holders
- Licence conditions
- 94 Standard conditions
- 95 Special conditions
- 96 Limits on NHS England’s functions to set or modify licence conditions
- 97 Conditions: supplementary
- 98 Conditions relating to the continuation of the provision of services etc.
- 99 Notification of commissioners where continuation of services at risk
- 100 Modification of standard conditions
- 101 Modification references to the CMA
- 102 Modification of conditions by order under other enactments
- 103 Standard condition as to transparency of certain criteria
- Enforcement
- 104 Power to require documents and information
- 105 Discretionary requirements
- 106 Enforcement undertakings
- 107 Further provision about enforcement powers
- 108 Guidance as to use of enforcement powers
- 109 Publication of enforcement action
- 110 Notification of enforcement action
- Transitional provision
- 111 Imposition of licence conditions on NHS foundation trusts
- 112 Duration of transitional period
- 113 Orders under section 112: criteria for deciding applicable trusts
- 114 Repeal of sections 112 and 113
- CHAPTER 4 The NHS payment scheme
- 114A The NHS payment scheme
- 114B The NHS payment scheme: enforcement
- 114C The NHS payment scheme: impact assessment and consultation
- 114D Objections to proposed NHS payment scheme
- 114E Amendments of the NHS payment scheme
- 114F Interpretation
- 115 Price payable by commissioners for NHS services
- 116 The national tariff
- 117 The national tariff: further provision
- 118 Consultation on proposals for the national tariff
- 119 Consultation: further provision
- 120 Responses to consultation
- 121 Determination on reference under section 120
- 122 Changes following determination on reference under section 120
- 123 Power to veto changes proposed under section 122
- 124 Local modifications of prices: agreements
- 125 Local modifications of prices: applications
- 126 Applications under section 125: notification of commissioners
- 127 Correction of mistakes
- CHAPTER 5 Health special administration
- 128 Health special administration orders
- 129 Objective of a health special administration
- 130 Health special administration regulations
- 131 Transfer schemes
- 132 Indemnities
- 133 Modification of this Chapter under Enterprise Act 2002
- CHAPTER 6 Financial assistance in special administration cases
- Establishment of mechanisms
- 134 Duty to establish mechanisms for providing financial assistance
- 135 Power to establish fund
- Applications for financial assistance
- 136 Applications
- 137 Grants and loans
- Charges on commissioners
- 138 Power to impose charges on commissioners
- Levy on providers
- 139 Imposition of levy
- 140 Power of Secretary of State to set limit on levy and charges
- 141 Consultation
- 142 Responses to consultation
- 143 Amount payable
- Supplementary
- 144 Investment principles and reviews
- 145 Borrowing
- 146 Shortfall or excess of available funds, etc.
- CHAPTER 7 Miscellaneous and general
- 147 Secretary of State's duty as respects variation in provision of health services
- 148 Service of documents
- 149 Electronic communications
- 150 Interpretation, transitional provision and consequential amendments
- PART 4 NHS foundation trusts & NHS trusts
- Governance and management
- 151 Governors
- 152 Directors
- 153 Members
- 154 Accounts: initial arrangements
- 155 Accounts: variations to initial arrangements
- 156 Annual report and forward plan
- 157 Meetings
- 158 Voting
- Foundation trust status
- 159 Authorisation
- 160 Bodies which may apply for foundation trust status
- 161 Amendment of constitution
- 162 Panel for advising governors
- Finance
- 163 Financial powers etc.
- Functions
- 164 Goods and services
- 165 Private health care
- 166 Information
- 167 Significant transactions
- Mergers, acquisitions, separations and dissolution
- 168 Mergers
- 169 Acquisitions
- 170 Separations
- 171 Dissolution
- 172 Supplementary
- Failure
- 173 Repeal of de-authorisation provisions
- 174 Trust special administrators
- 175 Objective of trust special administration
- 176 Procedure etc.
- 177 Action following final report
- 178 Sections 174 to 177: supplementary
- Abolition of NHS trusts
- 179 Abolition of NHS trusts in England
- 180 Repeal of provisions on authorisation for NHS foundation trusts
- PART 5 Public involvement and local government
- CHAPTER 1 Public involvement
- Healthwatch England
- 181 Healthwatch England
- Local Healthwatch organisations
- 182 Activities relating to local care services
- 183 Local authority arrangements
- 184 Local arrangements: power to make further provision
- 185 Independent advocacy services
- 186 Requests, rights of entry and referrals
- 187 Annual reports
- 188 Transitional arrangements
- 189 Consequential provision
- CHAPTER 2 Local government
- Scrutiny functions of local authorities
- 190 Scrutiny functions of local authorities
- 191 Amendments consequential on section 190
- Joint strategic needs assessments and strategies
- 192 Joint strategic needs assessments
- 193 Joint health and wellbeing strategies
- Health and Wellbeing Boards: establishment
- 194 Establishment of Health and Wellbeing Boards
- Health and Wellbeing Boards: functions
- 195 Duty to encourage integrated working
- 196 Other functions of Health and Wellbeing Boards
- Health and Wellbeing Boards: supplementary
- 197 Participation of NHS England
- 198 Discharge of functions of Health and Wellbeing Boards
- 199 Supply of information to Health and Wellbeing Boards
- Care Trusts
- 200 Care Trusts
- CHAPTER 3 The Health Service Commissioner for England
- 201 Disclosure of reports etc. by the Health Service Commissioner
- PART 6 Primary care services
- 202 Medical services: minor amendments
- 203 Persons eligible to enter into general dental services contracts
- 204 Arrangements under section 107 of the National Health Service Act 2006
- 205 Payments in respect of costs of sight tests
- 206 Pharmaceutical needs assessments
- 207 Control of entry on pharmaceutical lists
- 208 Lists of performers of pharmaceutical services and assistants etc.
- PART 7 Regulation of health and social care workers
- Orders under section 60 of the Health Act 1999
- 209 Power to regulate social workers etc. in England
- 210 Training etc. of approved mental health professionals in England
- 211 Orders regulating social care workers in England: further provision
- The General Social Care Council
- 212 Abolition of the General Social Care Council
- The Health and Care Professions Council
- 213 Regulation of social workers in England
- 214 The Health and Care Professions Council
- 215 Functions of the Council in relation to social work in England
- 216 Appeals in cases involving social workers in England
- 217 Approval of courses for approved mental health professionals
- 218 Exercise of function of approving courses, etc.
- 219 Arrangements with other health or social care regulators
- 220 References in enactments to registered health professionals, etc.
- Role of the Secretary of State
- 221 Functions of the Secretary of State in relation to social care workers
- The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
- 222 The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
- 223 Functions of the Authority
- 224 Funding of the Authority
- 225 Power to advise regulatory bodies, investigate complaints, etc.
- 226 Accountability and governance
- 227 Appointments to regulatory bodies
- 228 Establishment of voluntary registers
- 229 Accreditation of voluntary registers
- Consequential provision etc.
- 230 Consequential provisions and savings, etc.
- The Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator
- 231 Abolition of the Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator
- PART 8 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Establishment and general duties
- 232 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- 233 General duties
- Functions: quality standards
- 234 Quality standards
- 235 Supply of quality standards to other persons
- 236 Advice or guidance to the Secretary of State or NHS England
- Functions: advice, guidance etc.
- 237 Advice, guidance, information and recommendations
- 238 NICE recommendations: appeals
- 239 Training
- 240 Advisory services
- 241 Commissioning guidance
- Functions: other
- 242 NICE's charter
- 243 Additional functions
- 244 Arrangements with other bodies
- 245 Failure by NICE to discharge any of its functions
- 246 Protection from personal liability
- Supplementary
- 247 Interpretation of this Part
- 248 Dissolution of predecessor body
- 249 Consequential and transitional provision
- PART 9 Health and adult social care services: information
- CHAPTER 1 Information standards
- Powers to publish standards
- 250 Powers to publish information standards
- 250A Standards relating to information technology
- 251 ... Procedure etc
- Compliance with standards
- 251ZA Monitoring compliance
- 251ZB Notice requesting compliance by relevant IT providers
- 251ZC Public censure of relevant IT providers
- 251ZD Exercise of functions of Secretary of State by other persons
- Accreditation
- 251ZE Accreditation of information technology etc
- CHAPTER 1A Continuity of Information
- 251A Consistent identifiers
- 251B Duty to share information
- 251C Continuity of information: interpretation
- CHAPTER 2 NHS ENGLAND: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION ETC.
- ... General duties
- 252 The Health and Social Care Information Centre
- 253 NHS England data functions: general
- Functions: information systems
- 254 Powers to direct NHS England to establish information systems
- 255 Powers to request NHS England to establish information systems
- 256 Requests for collection under section 255: confidential information
- 257 Requests under section 255: supplementary
- 258 Information systems: supplementary
- 259 Powers to require and request provision of information
- 260 Publication of information
- 261 Other dissemination of information
- 262 Other dissemination: directions and requests under sections 254 and 255
- 262A Publication and other dissemination: supplementary
- 263 Code of practice on confidential information
- 264 Information Register
- 265 Advice or guidance
- Functions: quality of health and social care information
- 266 Assessment of quality of information
- 267 Power to establish accreditation scheme
- Functions: other
- 268 Database of quality indicators
- 269 Power to confer functions in relation to identification of GPs
- 270 Additional functions
- 271 Arrangements with other bodies
- 272 Failure by Information Centre to discharge any of its functions
- 273 Protection from personal liability
- General and supplementary
- 274 Powers of Secretary of State or NHS England to give directions
- 274A. Secretary of State’s guidance about NHS England data functions
- 275 Interpretation of this Chapter
- 276 Dissolution of predecessor body
- 277 Consequential provision
- CHAPTER 3 Information about adult social care
- 277A Provision of adult social care information to Secretary of State
- 277B Restrictions on onward disclosure of information
- 277C Directions to certain bodies to exercise functions under this Chapter
- 277D Arrangements with third parties
- CHAPTER 4 Enforcement
- 277E Enforcement of provisions under this Part
- 277F Directions to Special Health Authority to exercise functions under section 277E
- PART 10 Abolition of certain public bodies etc
- 278 The Alcohol Education and Research Council
- 279 The Appointments Commission
- 280 The National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care
- 281 The National Patient Safety Agency
- 282 The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
- 283 Standing advisory committees
- PART 11 Miscellaneous
- Information relating to births and deaths etc.
- 284 Special notices of births and deaths
- 285 Provision of information by Registrar General
- 286 Provision of information by Registrar General: Wales
- 287 Provision of statistical information by Statistics Board
- Duties to co-operate
- 288 Monitor: duty to co-operate with Care Quality Commission
- 289 Care Quality Commission: duty to co-operate with Monitor
- 290 Other duties to co-operate
- 291 Breaches of duties to co-operate
- The Care Quality Commission
- 292 Requirement for Secretary of State to approve remuneration policy etc.
- 293 Conduct of reviews etc.
- 294 Failure to discharge functions
- Arrangements with devolved authorities etc.
- 295 Arrangements between NHS England and Northern Ireland Ministers
- 296 Arrangements between NHS England and Scottish Ministers etc.
- 296A. Arrangements between NHS England and devolved authorities in respect of education and training
- 297 Relationships between the health services
- 298 Advice or assistance to public authorities in the Isle of Man or Channel Islands
- Supervised community treatment under the Mental Health Act 1983
- 299 Certificate of consent of community patients to treatment
- Transfer schemes
- 300 Transfer schemes
- 301 Transfer schemes: supplemental
- 302 Transfer schemes in respect of previously transferred property
- PART 12 Final provisions
- 303 Power to make consequential provision
- 304 Regulations, orders and directions
- 305 Financial provision
- 306 Commencement
- 307 Commencement: consultation with Scottish Ministers
- 308 Extent
- 309 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 The National Health Service Commissioning Board
- SCHEDULE 2 Clinical commissioning groups
- SCHEDULE 3 Pharmaceutical remuneration
- SCHEDULE 4 Amendments of the National Health Service Act 2006
- PART 1 The health service in England
- PART 2 NHS Bodies
- PART 3 Local authorities
- PART 4 Medical services
- PART 5 Dental services
- PART 6 Ophthalmic services
- PART 7 Pharmaceutical services
- PART 8 Charging
- PART 9 Fraud etc.
- PART 10 Property and finance
- PART 11 Public involvement and scrutiny
- PART 12 Miscellaneous
- SCHEDULE 5 Part 1: amendments of other enactments
- Voluntary Hospitals (Paying Patients) Act 1936 (c. 17)
- National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29)
- Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c. 65)
- Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)
- Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)
- Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
- Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87)
- Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88)
- Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46)
- Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (c. 57)
- Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42)
- Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (c. 44)
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37)
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)
- Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
- Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22)
- Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24)
- Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)
- Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988 (c. 20)
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)
- Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49)
- Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)
- Children Act 1989 (c. 41)
- Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
- National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)
- Access to Health Records Act 1990 (c. 23)
- London Local Authorities Act 1991 (c. xiii)
- Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)
- Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)
- Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17)
- Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
- Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53)
- Education Act 1996 (c. 56)
- Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)
- Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)
- Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
- Health Act 1999 (c. 8)
- Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29)
- Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14)
- Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20)
- Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22)
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
- >Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- International Development Act 2002 (c. 1)
- National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17)
- Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act 2003 (c. 5)
- Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17)
- Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43)
- Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004 (c. 15)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28)
- Children Act 2004 (c. 31)
- Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c. 36)
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9)
- Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21)
- Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 (c. 39)
- National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43)
- NHS Redress Act 2006 (c. 44)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47)
- Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (c. 19)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4)
- Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)
- Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25)
- Autism Act 2009 (c. 15)
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20)
- Health Act 2009 (c. 21)
- Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)
- Child Poverty Act 2010 (c. 9)
- Charities Act 2011 (c. 25)
- SCHEDULE 6 Part 1: transitional provision
- Interpretation
- Modification of requirements as to consultation
- Directions under section 7 of the 2006 Act
- Exercise of Secretary of State's functions in relation to Primary Care Trusts
- Conditional establishment of clinical commissioning groups
- Exercise of functions of clinical commissioning groups during initial period
- Preparatory work by clinical commissioning groups
- Arrangements between PCTs and clinical commissioning groups during initial period
- Power to make payments to the Board during initial period
- Support for clinical commissioning groups during initial period
- SCHEDULE 7 Abolition of the Health Protection Agency: consequential amendments
- Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
- Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37)
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)
- Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- International Development Act 2002 (c. 1)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41)
- Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)
- Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c. 36)
- National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)
- National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)
- National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43)
- Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)
- Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (No. 194 (N.I. 1))
- SCHEDULE 8 Monitor
- Membership
- The chief executive and other executive members: appointment and status
- Non-executive members: tenure
- Suspension from office
- Payment of non-executive members
- Staff
- Superannuation
- Committees
- Procedure
- Exercise of functions
- Assistance
- Borrowing
- Acquiring information
- General power
- Finance
- Accounts of NHS foundation trusts
- Accounts of Monitor
- Reports and other information
- Recommendations by Committees in Parliament
- Seal and evidence
- Status
- SCHEDULE 9 Requirements under section 77: undertakings
- Procedure
- Variation of terms
- Compliance certificates
- Inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information
- SCHEDULE 10 References by Monitor to the CMA
- Variation of reference
- Monitor's opinion of public interest etc.
- Publication etc. of reference
- Information
- Time limits
- Reports on references
- Changes following report
- CMA's power to veto changes
- Disclosure etc.
- Powers of investigation
- SCHEDULE 11 Further provision about NHS England’s enforcement powers
- PART 1 Discretionary requirements
- Procedure
- Non-compliance penalties
- Recovery of financial penalties
- Payments of penalties etc. into Consolidated Fund
- PART 2 Enforcement undertakings
- Procedure
- Variation of terms
- Compliance certificates
- Inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information
- SCHEDULE 12 Procedure on references under section 120
- Contents etc. of reference
- Representations by objectors
- Functions of CMA in relation to reference
- Timetable for determination on reference
- Matters to be considered on determination
- Production of documents
- Oral hearings
- Written statements
- Defaults in relation to evidence
- General provisions relating to evidence
- Procedural rules
- Costs
- Power to modify time limits
- SCHEDULE 13 Part 3: minor and consequential amendments
- General
- Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)
- Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
- Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)
- National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)
- Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)
- Health Act 2009 (c. 21)
- Equality Act 2010 (c.15)
- SCHEDULE 14 Abolition of NHS trusts in England: consequential amendments
- PART 1 Amendments of the National Health Service Act 2006
- PART 2 Amendments of other Acts
- Voluntary Hospitals (Paying Patients) Act 1936 (c. 17)
- Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)
- Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87)
- Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (c. 57)
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)
- Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
- Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)
- Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49)
- Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)
- Access to Health Records Act 1990 (c. 23)
- Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)
- London Local Authorities Act 1991 (c. xiii)
- Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)
- Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)
- Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22)
- Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)
- Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
- Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)
- Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)
- Health Act 1999 (c. 8)
- Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29)
- Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14)
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- International Development Act 2002 (c. 1)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act 2003 (c. 5)
- Finance Act 2003 (c. 14)
- Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43)
- Finance Act 2004 (c. 12)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28)
- Children Act 2004 (c. 31)
- Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c. 36)
- National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)
- Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (c. 19)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4)
- Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)
- Autism Act 2009 (c. 15)
- Health Act 2009 (c. 21)
- Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4)
- Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)
- Charities Act 2011 (c. 25)
- SCHEDULE 15 Part 7: consequential amendments and savings
- PART 1 Abolition of The General Social Care Council
- Amendments to the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14)
- Amendments to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)
- Amendments to other Acts
- PART 2 The Health and Care Professions Council
- PART 3 The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
- General
- Health Act 1999 (c. 8)
- National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17)
- Other Acts, etc.
- PART 4 The Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator
- Miscellaneous amendments
- Amendments to the Health Act 1999 (c. 8)
- Amendments to the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17)
- Amendments to the Health Act 2006 (c. 28)
- Amendments to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)
- Savings
- SCHEDULE 16 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Membership, appointment, etc.
- Tenure of non-executive office
- Suspension from non-executive office
- Remuneration etc. of non-executive members
- Staff
- Committees
- Procedure
- Exercise of functions
- General powers
- Finance
- Reports
- Accounts
- Seal and evidence
- Status
- SCHEDULE 17 Part 8: consequential amendments
- Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)
- Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)
- Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
- Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- International Development Act 2002 (c. 1)
- National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)
- National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)
- Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)
- Health Act 2009 (c. 21)
- Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)
- SCHEDULE 18 The Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Membership, appointment, etc.
- Tenure of non-executive office
- Suspension from non-executive office
- Remuneration etc. of non-executive members
- Staff
- Committees
- Procedure
- Exercise of functions
- General powers
- Finance
- Reports
- Accounts
- Seal and evidence
- Status
- SCHEDULE 19 Part 9: consequential amendments
- Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)
- Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)
- Access to Health Records Act 1990 (c. 23)
- Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
- Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)
- National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)
- Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)
- Health Act 2009 (c. 21)
- Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)
- SCHEDULE 20 Part 10: consequential amendments and savings
- PART 1 The Alcohol Education and Research Council
- Consequential amendments
- Savings
- PART 2 The Appointments Commission
- Consequential amendments
- Savings
- PART 3 The National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care
- Consequential amendments
- Savings
- SCHEDULE 21 Amendments relating to relationships between the health services
- National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)
- National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)
- National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)
- Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (No. 194 (N.I. 1))
- SCHEDULE 22 Property transfer schemes
- SCHEDULE 23 Staff transfer schemes
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