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2012 c. 7

Health and Social Care Act 2012 (2012 c. 7)

Act Β· In force Β· Enacted 27 March 2012 Β· 1,142 sections

An Act to establish and make provision about a National Health Service Commissioning Board and clinical commissioning groups and to make other provision about the National Health Service in England; to make provision about public health in the United Kingdom; to make provision about regulating health and adult social care services; to make provision about public involvement in health and social care matters, scrutiny of health matters by local authorities and co-operation between local authorities and commissioners of health care services; to make provision about regulating health and social care workers; to establish and make provision about a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; to establish and make provision about a Health and Social Care Information Centre and to make other provision about information relating to health or social care matters; to abolish certain public bodies involved in health or social care; to make other provision about health care; and for connected purposes.

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PART 1 β€” The health service in Englands 1–s 55 Β· 55 sections
The health service: overviews 1–s 10 Β· 10 sections
Arrangements for provision of health servicess 11–s 22 Β· 12 sections
Further provision about the Boards 23–s 24 Β· 2 sections
Further provision about clinical commissioning groupss 25–s 28 Β· 4 sections
Further provision about local authorities' role in the health services 29–s 32 Β· 4 sections
Abolition of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trustss 33–s 34 Β· 2 sections
Functions relating to fluoridation of waters 35–s 37 Β· 3 sections
Functions relating to mental health matterss 38–s 45 Β· 8 sections
Emergency powerss 46–s 47 Β· 2 sections
Miscellaneouss 48–s 55 Β· 8 sections
PART 2 β€” Further provision about public healths 56–s 60 Β· 5 sectionsPART 3 β€” Regulation of health and adult social care servicess 61–s 150 Β· 97 sectionsCHAPTER 1 β€” Monitors 61–s 71 Β· 11 sectionsCHAPTER 2 β€” Competitions 72–s 80 Β· 9 sectionsCHAPTER 3 β€” Licensings 81–s 114 Β· 35 sections
Licensing requirements 81–s 84 Β· 4 sections
Licensing procedures 85–s 93 Β· 10 sections
Licence conditionss 94–s 103 Β· 10 sections
Enforcements 104–s 110 Β· 7 sections
Transitional provisions 111–s 114 Β· 4 sections
CHAPTER 4 β€” The NHS payment schemes 114A–s 127 Β· 19 sectionsCHAPTER 5 β€” Health special administrations 128–s 133 Β· 6 sectionsCHAPTER 6 β€” Financial assistance in special administration casess 134–s 146 Β· 13 sections
Establishment of mechanismss 134–s 135 Β· 2 sections
Applications for financial assistances 136–s 137 Β· 2 sections
Charges on commissionerss 138 Β· 1 section
Levy on providerss 139–s 143 Β· 5 sections
Supplementarys 144–s 146 Β· 3 sections
CHAPTER 7 β€” Miscellaneous and generals 147–s 150 Β· 4 sectionsPART 4 β€” NHS foundation trusts & NHS trustss 151–s 180 Β· 30 sections
Governance and managements 151–s 158 Β· 8 sections
Foundation trust statuss 159–s 162 Β· 4 sections
Finances 163 Β· 1 section
Functionss 164–s 167 Β· 4 sections
Mergers, acquisitions, separations and dissolutions 168–s 172 Β· 5 sections
Failures 173–s 178 Β· 6 sections
Abolition of NHS trustss 179–s 180 Β· 2 sections
PART 5 β€” Public involvement and local governments 181–s 201 Β· 21 sectionsCHAPTER 1 β€” Public involvements 181–s 189 Β· 9 sections
Healthwatch Englands 181 Β· 1 section
Local Healthwatch organisationss 182–s 189 Β· 8 sections
CHAPTER 2 β€” Local governments 190–s 200 Β· 11 sections
Scrutiny functions of local authoritiess 190–s 191 Β· 2 sections
Joint strategic needs assessments and strategiess 192–s 193 Β· 2 sections
Health and Wellbeing Boards: establishments 194 Β· 1 section
Health and Wellbeing Boards: functionss 195–s 196 Β· 2 sections
Health and Wellbeing Boards: supplementarys 197–s 199 Β· 3 sections
Care Trustss 200 Β· 1 section
CHAPTER 3 β€” The Health Service Commissioner for Englands 201 Β· 1 sectionPART 6 β€” Primary care servicess 202–s 208 Β· 7 sectionsPART 7 β€” Regulation of health and social care workerss 209–s 231 Β· 23 sections
Orders under section 60 of the Health Act 1999s 209–s 211 Β· 3 sections
The General Social Care Councils 212 Β· 1 section
The Health and Care Professions Councils 213–s 220 Β· 8 sections
Role of the Secretary of States 221 Β· 1 section
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Cares 222–s 229 Β· 8 sections
Consequential provision etc.s 230 Β· 1 section
The Office of the Health Professions Adjudicators 231 Β· 1 section
PART 8 β€” The National Institute for Health and Care Excellences 232–s 249 Β· 18 sections
Establishment and general dutiess 232–s 233 Β· 2 sections
Functions: quality standardss 234–s 236 Β· 3 sections
Functions: advice, guidance etc.s 237–s 241 Β· 5 sections
Functions: others 242–s 246 Β· 5 sections
Supplementarys 247–s 249 Β· 3 sections
PART 9 β€” Health and adult social care services: informations 250–s 277F Β· 45 sectionsCHAPTER 1 β€” Information standardss 250–s 251 Β· 3 sections
Powers to publish standardss 250–s 251 Β· 3 sections
CHAPTER 1A β€” Continuity of Informations 251A–s 251C Β· 3 sections
CHAPTER 1 β€” Information standardss 251ZA–s 251ZE Β· 5 sections
Compliance with standardss 251ZA–s 251ZD Β· 4 sections
Accreditations 251ZE Β· 1 section
CHAPTER 2 β€” NHS ENGLAND: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION ETC.s 252–s 277 Β· 28 sections
... General dutiess 252–s 253 Β· 2 sections
Functions: information systemss 254–s 265 Β· 13 sections
Functions: quality of health and social care informations 266–s 267 Β· 2 sections
Functions: others 268–s 273 Β· 6 sections
General and supplementarys 274–s 277 Β· 5 sections
CHAPTER 3 β€” Information about adult social cares 277A–s 277D Β· 4 sectionsCHAPTER 4 β€” Enforcements 277E–s 277F Β· 2 sectionsPART 10 β€” Abolition of certain public bodies etcs 278–s 283 Β· 6 sectionsPART 11 β€” Miscellaneouss 284–s 302 Β· 20 sections
Information relating to births and deaths etc.s 284–s 287 Β· 4 sections
Duties to co-operates 288–s 291 Β· 4 sections
The Care Quality Commissions 292–s 294 Β· 3 sections
Arrangements with devolved authorities etc.s 295–s 298 Β· 5 sections
Supervised community treatment under the Mental Health Act 1983s 299 Β· 1 section
Transfer schemess 300–s 302 Β· 3 sections
PART 12 β€” Final provisionss 303–s 309 Β· 7 sections
Scheduless 1–Sch 21 para 43 Β· 808 sections
SCHEDULE 1 β€” The National Health Service Commissioning Boards 1–s 18 Β· 18 sections
SCHEDULE A1 β€” The National Health Service Commissioning Boards 1–s 18 Β· 18 sections
Statuss 1 Β· 1 section
Memberships 2 Β· 1 section
The chief executive and other executive members: appointment and statuss 3 Β· 1 section
Non-executive members: tenures 4 Β· 1 section
Suspension of non-executive memberss 5–s 6 Β· 2 sections
Payment of non-executive memberss 7 Β· 1 section
Staffs 8–s 9 Β· 2 sections
Committeess 10 Β· 1 section
Trust funds and trusteess 11 Β· 1 section
Procedures 12 Β· 1 section
Exercise of functionss 13 Β· 1 section
Provision of information to Secretary of States 14 Β· 1 section
Accountss 15 Β· 1 section
Annual accountss 16 Β· 1 section
Interim Accountss 17 Β· 1 section
Seal and evidences 18 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 2 β€” Clinical commissioning groupss 1–s 26 Β· 26 sectionsSCHEDULE 1A β€” Clinical commissioning groupss 1–s 26 Β· 26 sectionsPART 1 β€” Constitution of clinical commissioning groupss 1–s 9 Β· 9 sections
Generals 1–s 6 Β· 6 sections
Governing bodies of clinical commissioning groupss 7–s 8 Β· 2 sections
Supplementals 9 Β· 1 section
PART 2 β€” Further provision about clinical commissioning groupss 10–s 21 Β· 12 sections
Statuss 10 Β· 1 section
Staffs 11 Β· 1 section
Accountable officers 12 Β· 1 section
Remuneration etc for members of governing bodiess 13 Β· 1 section
Additional powers in respect of payment of allowancess 14 Β· 1 section
Trust funds and trusteess 15 Β· 1 section
Externally financed development agreementss 16 Β· 1 section
Accounts and auditss 17 Β· 1 section
Provision of financial information to Boards 18 Β· 1 section
Provision of information required by the Secretary of States 19 Β· 1 section
Incidental powerss 20 Β· 1 section
Seal and evidences 21 Β· 1 section
PART 3 β€” Transfer schemess 22–s 26 Β· 5 sectionsSCHEDULE 3 β€” Pharmaceutical remunerations 1–s 4 Β· 4 sectionsSCHEDULE 12A β€” Pharmaceutical remunerations 1–s 4 Β· 4 sections
Interpretations 1 Β· 1 section
Pharmaceutical remuneration to be apportioned among clinical commissioning groupss 2 Β· 1 section
Other pharmaceutical remunerations 3 Β· 1 section
Exercise of functionss 4 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 4 β€” Amendments of the National Health Service Act 2006Sch 4 para 1–Sch 4 para 139 Β· 139 sectionsPART 1 β€” The health service in EnglandSch 4 para 1–Sch 4 para 12 Β· 12 sectionsPART 2 β€” NHS BodiesSch 4 para 13–Sch 4 para 23 Β· 11 sectionsPART 3 β€” Local authoritiesSch 4 para 24–Sch 4 para 29 Β· 6 sectionsPART 4 β€” Medical servicesSch 4 para 30–Sch 4 para 41 Β· 12 sectionsPART 5 β€” Dental servicesSch 4 para 42–Sch 4 para 53 Β· 12 sectionsPART 6 β€” Ophthalmic servicesSch 4 para 54–Sch 4 para 62 Β· 9 sectionsPART 7 β€” Pharmaceutical servicesSch 4 para 63–Sch 4 para 93 Β· 31 sectionsPART 8 β€” ChargingSch 4 para 94–Sch 4 para 102 Β· 9 sectionsPART 9 β€” Fraud etc.Sch 4 para 103–Sch 4 para 107 Β· 5 sectionsPART 10 β€” Property and financeSch 4 para 108–Sch 4 para 125 Β· 18 sectionsPART 11 β€” Public involvement and scrutinySch 4 para 126–Sch 4 para 127 Β· 2 sectionsPART 12 β€” MiscellaneousSch 4 para 128–Sch 4 para 139 Β· 12 sectionsSCHEDULE 5 β€” Part 1: amendments of other enactmentsSch 5 para 1–Sch 5 para 184 Β· 184 sections
Voluntary Hospitals (Paying Patients) Act 1936 (c. 17)Sch 5 para 1 Β· 1 section
National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29)Sch 5 para 2–Sch 5 para 4 Β· 3 sections
Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c. 65)Sch 5 para 5 Β· 1 section
Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)Sch 5 para 6 Β· 1 section
Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)Sch 5 para 7 Β· 1 section
Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)Sch 5 para 8 Β· 1 section
Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87)Sch 5 para 9 Β· 1 section
Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88)Sch 5 para 10 Β· 1 section
Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46)Sch 5 para 11–Sch 5 para 13 Β· 3 sections
Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (c. 57)Sch 5 para 14 Β· 1 section
Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42)Sch 5 para 15 Β· 1 section
Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (c. 44)Sch 5 para 16 Β· 1 section
Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)Sch 5 para 17 Β· 1 section
Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)Sch 5 para 18 Β· 1 section
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37)Sch 5 para 19 Β· 1 section
House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)Sch 5 para 20 Β· 1 section
Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)Sch 5 para 21–Sch 5 para 23 Β· 3 sections
Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)Sch 5 para 24–Sch 5 para 31 Β· 8 sections
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22)Sch 5 para 32 Β· 1 section
Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24)Sch 5 para 33–Sch 5 para 37 Β· 5 sections
Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)Sch 5 para 38–Sch 5 para 42 Β· 5 sections
Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988 (c. 20)Sch 5 para 43 Β· 1 section
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)Sch 5 para 44 Β· 1 section
Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49)Sch 5 para 45 Β· 1 section
Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)Sch 5 para 46 Β· 1 section
Children Act 1989 (c. 41)Sch 5 para 47–Sch 5 para 56 Β· 10 sections
Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)Sch 5 para 57 Β· 1 section
National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)Sch 5 para 58–Sch 5 para 61 Β· 4 sections
Access to Health Records Act 1990 (c. 23)Sch 5 para 62–Sch 5 para 64 Β· 3 sections
London Local Authorities Act 1991 (c. xiii)Sch 5 para 65 Β· 1 section
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)Sch 5 para 66 Β· 1 section
Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)Sch 5 para 67–Sch 5 para 70 Β· 4 sections
Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17)Sch 5 para 71 Β· 1 section
Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)Sch 5 para 72–Sch 5 para 75 Β· 4 sections
Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53)Sch 5 para 76 Β· 1 section
Education Act 1996 (c. 56)Sch 5 para 77–Sch 5 para 80 Β· 4 sections
Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)Sch 5 para 81 Β· 1 section
Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)Sch 5 para 82 Β· 1 section
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)Sch 5 para 83–Sch 5 para 90 Β· 8 sections
Health Act 1999 (c. 8)Sch 5 para 91–Sch 5 para 93 Β· 3 sections
Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29)Sch 5 para 94 Β· 1 section
Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14)Sch 5 para 95 Β· 1 section
Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20)Sch 5 para 96 Β· 1 section
Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22)Sch 5 para 97 Β· 1 section
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)Sch 5 para 98 Β· 1 section
>Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)Sch 5 para 99 Β· 1 section
International Development Act 2002 (c. 1)Sch 5 para 100 Β· 1 section
National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17)Sch 5 para 101–Sch 5 para 103 Β· 3 sections
Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38)Sch 5 para 104–Sch 5 para 106 Β· 3 sections
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41)Sch 5 para 107 Β· 1 section
Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act 2003 (c. 5)Sch 5 para 108–Sch 5 para 110 Β· 3 sections
Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17)Sch 5 para 111–Sch 5 para 116 Β· 6 sections
Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)Sch 5 para 117 Β· 1 section
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43)Sch 5 para 118–Sch 5 para 123 Β· 6 sections
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)Sch 5 para 124 Β· 1 section
Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004 (c. 15)Sch 5 para 125 Β· 1 section
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28)Sch 5 para 126 Β· 1 section
Children Act 2004 (c. 31)Sch 5 para 127–Sch 5 para 131 Β· 5 sections
Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c. 36)Sch 5 para 132 Β· 1 section
Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9)Sch 5 para 133–Sch 5 para 136 Β· 4 sections
Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21)Sch 5 para 137 Β· 1 section
Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 (c. 39)Sch 5 para 138 Β· 1 section
National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43)Sch 5 para 139 Β· 1 section
NHS Redress Act 2006 (c. 44)Sch 5 para 140–Sch 5 para 142 Β· 3 sections
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47)Sch 5 para 143–Sch 5 para 146 Β· 4 sections
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (c. 19)Sch 5 para 147 Β· 1 section
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28)Sch 5 para 148–Sch 5 para 152 Β· 5 sections
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4)Sch 5 para 153 Β· 1 section
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)Sch 5 para 154–Sch 5 para 167 Β· 14 sections
Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25)Sch 5 para 168–Sch 5 para 170 Β· 3 sections
Autism Act 2009 (c. 15)Sch 5 para 171 Β· 1 section
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20)Sch 5 para 172 Β· 1 section
Health Act 2009 (c. 21)Sch 5 para 173–Sch 5 para 179 Β· 7 sections
Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)Sch 5 para 180–Sch 5 para 182 Β· 3 sections
Child Poverty Act 2010 (c. 9)Sch 5 para 183 Β· 1 section
Charities Act 2011 (c. 25)Sch 5 para 184 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 6 β€” Part 1: transitional provisionSch 6 para 1–Sch 6 para 13 Β· 13 sections
InterpretationSch 6 para 1 Β· 1 section
Modification of requirements as to consultationSch 6 para 2 Β· 1 section
Directions under section 7 of the 2006 ActSch 6 para 3–Sch 6 para 6 Β· 4 sections
Exercise of Secretary of State's functions in relation to Primary Care TrustsSch 6 para 7 Β· 1 section
Conditional establishment of clinical commissioning groupsSch 6 para 8 Β· 1 section
Exercise of functions of clinical commissioning groups during initial periodSch 6 para 9 Β· 1 section
Preparatory work by clinical commissioning groupsSch 6 para 10 Β· 1 section
Arrangements between PCTs and clinical commissioning groups during initial periodSch 6 para 11 Β· 1 section
Power to make payments to the Board during initial periodSch 6 para 12 Β· 1 section
Support for clinical commissioning groups during initial periodSch 6 para 13 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 7 β€” Abolition of the Health Protection Agency: consequential amendmentsSch 7 para 1–Sch 7 para 25 Β· 25 sections
Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)Sch 7 para 1 Β· 1 section
Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)Sch 7 para 2 Β· 1 section
Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)Sch 7 para 3 Β· 1 section
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37)Sch 7 para 4–Sch 7 para 6 Β· 3 sections
House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)Sch 7 para 7 Β· 1 section
Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)Sch 7 para 8 Β· 1 section
Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)Sch 7 para 9 Β· 1 section
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)Sch 7 para 10 Β· 1 section
International Development Act 2002 (c. 1)Sch 7 para 11 Β· 1 section
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41)Sch 7 para 12 Β· 1 section
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)Sch 7 para 13–Sch 7 para 15 Β· 3 sections
Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c. 36)Sch 7 para 16 Β· 1 section
National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)Sch 7 para 17–Sch 7 para 19 Β· 3 sections
National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)Sch 7 para 20–Sch 7 para 22 Β· 3 sections
National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43)Sch 7 para 23 Β· 1 section
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)Sch 7 para 24 Β· 1 section
Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 ( No. 194 (N.I. 1))Sch 7 para 25 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 8 β€” MonitorSch 8 para 1–Sch 8 para 24 Β· 24 sections
MembershipSch 8 para 1 Β· 1 section
The chief executive and other executive members: appointment and statusSch 8 para 2 Β· 1 section
Non-executive members: tenureSch 8 para 3 Β· 1 section
Suspension from officeSch 8 para 4–Sch 8 para 5 Β· 2 sections
Payment of non-executive membersSch 8 para 6 Β· 1 section
StaffSch 8 para 7 Β· 1 section
SuperannuationSch 8 para 8 Β· 1 section
CommitteesSch 8 para 9 Β· 1 section
ProcedureSch 8 para 10 Β· 1 section
Exercise of functionsSch 8 para 11 Β· 1 section
AssistanceSch 8 para 12 Β· 1 section
BorrowingSch 8 para 13 Β· 1 section
Acquiring informationSch 8 para 14 Β· 1 section
General powerSch 8 para 15 Β· 1 section
FinanceSch 8 para 16 Β· 1 section
Accounts of NHS foundation trustsSch 8 para 17 Β· 1 section
Accounts of MonitorSch 8 para 18–Sch 8 para 20 Β· 3 sections
Reports and other informationSch 8 para 21 Β· 1 section
Recommendations by Committees in ParliamentSch 8 para 22 Β· 1 section
Seal and evidenceSch 8 para 23 Β· 1 section
StatusSch 8 para 24 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 9 β€” Requirements under section 77: undertakingsSch 9 para 1–Sch 9 para 6 Β· 6 sections
ProcedureSch 9 para 1–Sch 9 para 2 Β· 2 sections
Variation of termsSch 9 para 3 Β· 1 section
Compliance certificatesSch 9 para 4–Sch 9 para 5 Β· 2 sections
Inaccurate, incomplete or misleading informationSch 9 para 6 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 10 β€” References by Monitor to the CMASch 10 para 1–Sch 10 para 10 Β· 10 sections
Variation of referenceSch 10 para 1 Β· 1 section
Monitor's opinion of public interest etc.Sch 10 para 2 Β· 1 section
Publication etc. of referenceSch 10 para 3 Β· 1 section
InformationSch 10 para 4 Β· 1 section
Time limitsSch 10 para 5 Β· 1 section
Reports on referencesSch 10 para 6 Β· 1 section
Changes following reportSch 10 para 7 Β· 1 section
CMA's power to veto changesSch 10 para 8 Β· 1 section
Disclosure etc.Sch 10 para 9 Β· 1 section
Powers of investigationSch 10 para 10 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 11 β€” Further provision about NHS England’s enforcement powersSch 11 para 1–Sch 11 para 14 Β· 14 sectionsPART 1 β€” Discretionary requirementsSch 11 para 1–Sch 11 para 8 Β· 8 sections
ProcedureSch 11 para 1–Sch 11 para 4 Β· 4 sections
Non-compliance penaltiesSch 11 para 5–Sch 11 para 6 Β· 2 sections
Recovery of financial penaltiesSch 11 para 7 Β· 1 section
Payments of penalties etc. into Consolidated FundSch 11 para 8 Β· 1 section
PART 2 β€” Enforcement undertakingsSch 11 para 9–Sch 11 para 14 Β· 6 sections
ProcedureSch 11 para 9–Sch 11 para 10 Β· 2 sections
Variation of termsSch 11 para 11 Β· 1 section
Compliance certificatesSch 11 para 12–Sch 11 para 13 Β· 2 sections
Inaccurate, incomplete or misleading informationSch 11 para 14 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 12 β€” Procedure on references under section 120Sch 12 para 1–Sch 12 para 13 Β· 13 sections
Contents etc. of referenceSch 12 para 1 Β· 1 section
Representations by objectorsSch 12 para 2 Β· 1 section
Functions of CMA in relation to referenceSch 12 para 3 Β· 1 section
Timetable for determination on referenceSch 12 para 4 Β· 1 section
Matters to be considered on determinationSch 12 para 5 Β· 1 section
Production of documentsSch 12 para 6 Β· 1 section
Oral hearingsSch 12 para 7 Β· 1 section
Written statementsSch 12 para 8 Β· 1 section
Defaults in relation to evidenceSch 12 para 9 Β· 1 section
General provisions relating to evidenceSch 12 para 10 Β· 1 section
Procedural rulesSch 12 para 11 Β· 1 section
CostsSch 12 para 12 Β· 1 section
Power to modify time limitsSch 12 para 13 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 13 β€” Part 3: minor and consequential amendmentsSch 13 para 1–Sch 13 para 19 Β· 19 sections
GeneralSch 13 para 1 Β· 1 section
Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)Sch 13 para 2 Β· 1 section
Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)Sch 13 para 3 Β· 1 section
Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)Sch 13 para 4 Β· 1 section
House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)Sch 13 para 5 Β· 1 section
Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)Sch 13 para 6 Β· 1 section
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)Sch 13 para 7 Β· 1 section
National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)Sch 13 para 8–Sch 13 para 12 Β· 5 sections
National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)Sch 13 para 13 Β· 1 section
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)Sch 13 para 14–Sch 13 para 17 Β· 4 sections
Health Act 2009 (c. 21)Sch 13 para 18 Β· 1 section
Equality Act 2010 (c.15)Sch 13 para 19 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 14 β€” Abolition of NHS trusts in England: consequential amendmentsSch 14 para 1–Sch 14 para 119 Β· 119 sectionsPART 1 β€” Amendments of the National Health Service Act 2006Sch 14 para 1–Sch 14 para 40 Β· 40 sectionsPART 2 β€” Amendments of other ActsSch 14 para 41–Sch 14 para 119 Β· 79 sections
Voluntary Hospitals (Paying Patients) Act 1936 (c. 17)Sch 14 para 41 Β· 1 section
Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)Sch 14 para 42 Β· 1 section
Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87)Sch 14 para 43 Β· 1 section
Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (c. 57)Sch 14 para 44 Β· 1 section
Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)Sch 14 para 45 Β· 1 section
House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)Sch 14 para 46 Β· 1 section
Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)Sch 14 para 47–Sch 14 para 49 Β· 3 sections
Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)Sch 14 para 50 Β· 1 section
Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)Sch 14 para 51 Β· 1 section
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)Sch 14 para 52 Β· 1 section
Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49)Sch 14 para 53 Β· 1 section
Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)Sch 14 para 54 Β· 1 section
Access to Health Records Act 1990 (c. 23)Sch 14 para 55 Β· 1 section
Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)Sch 14 para 56 Β· 1 section
London Local Authorities Act 1991 (c. xiii)Sch 14 para 57 Β· 1 section
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)Sch 14 para 58–Sch 14 para 62 Β· 5 sections
Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)Sch 14 para 63 Β· 1 section
Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22)Sch 14 para 64 Β· 1 section
Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)Sch 14 para 65–Sch 14 para 67 Β· 3 sections
Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)Sch 14 para 68–Sch 14 para 70 Β· 3 sections
Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)Sch 14 para 71–Sch 14 para 73 Β· 3 sections
Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)Sch 14 para 74 Β· 1 section
Health Act 1999 (c. 8)Sch 14 para 75 Β· 1 section
Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29)Sch 14 para 76 Β· 1 section
Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14)Sch 14 para 77–Sch 14 para 80 Β· 4 sections
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)Sch 14 para 81 Β· 1 section
International Development Act 2002 (c. 1)Sch 14 para 82 Β· 1 section
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41)Sch 14 para 83 Β· 1 section
Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act 2003 (c. 5)Sch 14 para 84 Β· 1 section
Finance Act 2003 (c. 14)Sch 14 para 85–Sch 14 para 87 Β· 3 sections
Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17)Sch 14 para 88 Β· 1 section
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43)Sch 14 para 89–Sch 14 para 93 Β· 5 sections
Finance Act 2004 (c. 12)Sch 14 para 94 Β· 1 section
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28)Sch 14 para 95 Β· 1 section
Children Act 2004 (c. 31)Sch 14 para 96–Sch 14 para 99 Β· 4 sections
Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c. 36)Sch 14 para 100 Β· 1 section
National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)Sch 14 para 101 Β· 1 section
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (c. 19)Sch 14 para 102 Β· 1 section
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28)Sch 14 para 103–Sch 14 para 106 Β· 4 sections
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4)Sch 14 para 107 Β· 1 section
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)Sch 14 para 108–Sch 14 para 110 Β· 3 sections
Autism Act 2009 (c. 15)Sch 14 para 111 Β· 1 section
Health Act 2009 (c. 21)Sch 14 para 112–Sch 14 para 114 Β· 3 sections
Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4)Sch 14 para 115 Β· 1 section
Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)Sch 14 para 116 Β· 1 section
Charities Act 2011 (c. 25)Sch 14 para 117–Sch 14 para 119 Β· 3 sections
SCHEDULE 15 β€” Part 7: consequential amendments and savingsSch 15 para 1–Sch 15 para 78 Β· 78 sectionsPART 1 β€” Abolition of The General Social Care CouncilSch 15 para 1–Sch 15 para 52 Β· 52 sections
Amendments to the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14)Sch 15 para 1–Sch 15 para 43 Β· 43 sections
Amendments to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)Sch 15 para 44–Sch 15 para 49 Β· 6 sections
Amendments to other ActsSch 15 para 50–Sch 15 para 52 Β· 3 sections
PART 2 β€” The Health and Care Professions CouncilSch 15 para 53–Sch 15 para 58 Β· 6 sectionsPART 3 β€” The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social CareSch 15 para 59–Sch 15 para 69 Β· 11 sections
GeneralSch 15 para 59 Β· 1 section
Health Act 1999 (c. 8)Sch 15 para 60–Sch 15 para 61 Β· 2 sections
National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17)Sch 15 para 62–Sch 15 para 66 Β· 5 sections
Other Acts, etc.Sch 15 para 67–Sch 15 para 69 Β· 3 sections
PART 4 β€” The Office of the Health Professions AdjudicatorSch 15 para 70–Sch 15 para 78 Β· 9 sections
Miscellaneous amendmentsSch 15 para 70–Sch 15 para 71 Β· 2 sections
Amendments to the Health Act 1999 (c. 8)Sch 15 para 72 Β· 1 section
Amendments to the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17)Sch 15 para 73 Β· 1 section
Amendments to the Health Act 2006 (c. 28)Sch 15 para 74 Β· 1 section
Amendments to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)Sch 15 para 75 Β· 1 section
SavingsSch 15 para 76–Sch 15 para 78 Β· 3 sections
SCHEDULE 16 β€” The National Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceSch 16 para 1–Sch 16 para 17 Β· 17 sections
Membership, appointment, etc.Sch 16 para 1 Β· 1 section
Tenure of non-executive officeSch 16 para 2 Β· 1 section
Suspension from non-executive officeSch 16 para 3–Sch 16 para 4 Β· 2 sections
Remuneration etc. of non-executive membersSch 16 para 5 Β· 1 section
StaffSch 16 para 6 Β· 1 section
CommitteesSch 16 para 7 Β· 1 section
ProcedureSch 16 para 8 Β· 1 section
Exercise of functionsSch 16 para 9 Β· 1 section
General powersSch 16 para 10 Β· 1 section
FinanceSch 16 para 11 Β· 1 section
ReportsSch 16 para 12 Β· 1 section
AccountsSch 16 para 13–Sch 16 para 15 Β· 3 sections
Seal and evidenceSch 16 para 16 Β· 1 section
StatusSch 16 para 17 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 17 β€” Part 8: consequential amendmentsSch 17 para 1–Sch 17 para 14 Β· 14 sections
Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)Sch 17 para 1 Β· 1 section
Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)Sch 17 para 2 Β· 1 section
Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)Sch 17 para 3 Β· 1 section
House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)Sch 17 para 4 Β· 1 section
Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)Sch 17 para 5 Β· 1 section
Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)Sch 17 para 6 Β· 1 section
Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)Sch 17 para 7 Β· 1 section
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)Sch 17 para 8 Β· 1 section
International Development Act 2002 (c. 1)Sch 17 para 9 Β· 1 section
National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)Sch 17 para 10 Β· 1 section
National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)Sch 17 para 11 Β· 1 section
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)Sch 17 para 12 Β· 1 section
Health Act 2009 (c. 21)Sch 17 para 13 Β· 1 section
Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)Sch 17 para 14 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 18 β€” The Health and Social Care Information CentreSch 18 para 1–Sch 18 para 17 Β· 17 sections
Membership, appointment, etc.Sch 18 para 1 Β· 1 section
Tenure of non-executive officeSch 18 para 2 Β· 1 section
Suspension from non-executive officeSch 18 para 3–Sch 18 para 4 Β· 2 sections
Remuneration etc. of non-executive membersSch 18 para 5 Β· 1 section
StaffSch 18 para 6 Β· 1 section
CommitteesSch 18 para 7 Β· 1 section
ProcedureSch 18 para 8 Β· 1 section
Exercise of functionsSch 18 para 9 Β· 1 section
General powersSch 18 para 10 Β· 1 section
FinanceSch 18 para 11 Β· 1 section
ReportsSch 18 para 12 Β· 1 section
AccountsSch 18 para 13–Sch 18 para 15 Β· 3 sections
Seal and evidenceSch 18 para 16 Β· 1 section
StatusSch 18 para 17 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 19 β€” Part 9: consequential amendmentsSch 19 para 1–Sch 19 para 13 Β· 13 sections
Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)Sch 19 para 1 Β· 1 section
Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)Sch 19 para 2 Β· 1 section
House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)Sch 19 para 3 Β· 1 section
Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)Sch 19 para 4 Β· 1 section
Access to Health Records Act 1990 (c. 23)Sch 19 para 5 Β· 1 section
Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)Sch 19 para 6 Β· 1 section
Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)Sch 19 para 7 Β· 1 section
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)Sch 19 para 8 Β· 1 section
National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)Sch 19 para 9 Β· 1 section
National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)Sch 19 para 10 Β· 1 section
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)Sch 19 para 11 Β· 1 section
Health Act 2009 (c. 21)Sch 19 para 12 Β· 1 section
Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)Sch 19 para 13 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 20 β€” Part 10: consequential amendments and savingsSch 20 para 1–Sch 20 para 12 Β· 12 sectionsPART 1 β€” The Alcohol Education and Research CouncilSch 20 para 1–Sch 20 para 4 Β· 4 sections
Consequential amendmentsSch 20 para 1–Sch 20 para 3 Β· 3 sections
SavingsSch 20 para 4 Β· 1 section
PART 2 β€” The Appointments CommissionSch 20 para 5–Sch 20 para 8 Β· 4 sections
Consequential amendmentsSch 20 para 5–Sch 20 para 7 Β· 3 sections
SavingsSch 20 para 8 Β· 1 section
PART 3 β€” The National Information Governance Board for Health and Social CareSch 20 para 9–Sch 20 para 12 Β· 4 sections
Consequential amendmentsSch 20 para 9–Sch 20 para 11 Β· 3 sections
SavingsSch 20 para 12 Β· 1 section
SCHEDULE 21 β€” Amendments relating to relationships between the health servicesSch 21 para 1–Sch 21 para 43 Β· 43 sections
National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)Sch 21 para 1–Sch 21 para 4 Β· 4 sections
National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)Sch 21 para 5–Sch 21 para 11 Β· 7 sections
National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)Sch 21 para 12–Sch 21 para 42 Β· 31 sections
Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (No. 194 (N.I. 1))Sch 21 para 43 Β· 1 section

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