Sch 1 para 13
(1) The Secretary of State, NHS England or an integrated care board may conduct, commission or assist the conduct of research into— (a) any matters relating to the causation, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness, and (b) any such other matters connected with any service provided under this Act as the Secretary of State, NHS England or the integrated care board (as the case may be) considers appropriate. (2) A local authority may conduct, commission or assist the conduct of research for any purpose connected with the exercise of its functions in relation to the health service. (3) The Secretary of State, NHS England , an integrated care board or a local authority may for any purpose connected with the exercise of its functions in relation to the health service— (a) obtain and analyse data or other information; (b) obtain advice from persons with appropriate professional expertise. (4) The power under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) to assist any person to conduct research includes power to do so by providing financial assistance or making the services of any person or other resources available. (5) In this paragraph, “ local authority ” has the same meaning as in section 2B.