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### The health service: overview

#### Authorisation

#### Bodies which may apply for foundation trust status

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> (3) The Secretary of State retains ministerial responsibility to Parliament for the provision of the health service in England.

> (4) The services provided as part of the health service in England must be free of charge except in so far as the making and recovery of charges is expressly provided for by or under any enactment, whenever passed.

#### Transfer schemes

#### Transfer schemes: supplemental

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- (c) disqualify one or more of the directors or members of the council from holding office as a director or member for a specified period.

- (6) Where Monitor is satisfied that a person has failed or is failing to comply with a notice under subsection [(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/111/5/2012-12-01), Monitor may do one or more of the things which it may require the trust to do under that subsection.

- (7) Subsection [(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/111/5/2012-12-01) does not prevent Monitor from exercising in relation to a condition included in a licence under subsection (1) the powers conferred by sections 105 and 106 (breach of licence condition etc: enforcement powers which apply during and after period in which this section and sections 112 to 114 have effect).

- (6) Where Monitor is satisfied that a person has failed or is failing to comply with a notice under subsection [(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/111/5/2013-02-01), Monitor may do one or more of the things which it may require the trust to do under that subsection.

- (7) Subsection [(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/111/5/2013-02-01) does not prevent Monitor from exercising in relation to a condition included in a licence under subsection (1) the powers conferred by sections 105 and 106 (breach of licence condition etc: enforcement powers which apply during and after period in which this section and sections 112 to 114 have effect).

- (8) Where Monitor includes a condition under subsection (1), it may also make such incidental or consequential modifications as it considers necessary or expedient of any other condition of the licence concerned which is affected.

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## SCHEDULE 23

#### Secretary of State's duty to promote comprehensive health service

#### Power of clinical commissioning groups as to commissioning certain health services

#### Other services etc. provided as part of the health service

#### Financial arrangements for the Board

#### Fluoridation of water supplies: transitional provision

#### New Special Health Authorities

#### Abolition of Health Protection Agency

#### The Secretary of State's duty as to improvement in quality of services

#### Power to require Board to commission certain health services

#### Regulations as to the exercise by local authorities of certain public health functions

#### Clinical commissioning groups: establishment etc.

#### Approval functions

#### Primary care services: directions as to exercise of functions

#### Functions in relation to biological substances

#### Co-operation with bodies exercising functions in relation to public health

#### Monitor

#### Requirements as to procurement, patient choice and competition

#### Conditions relating to the continuation of the provision of services etc.

#### Governors

#### Meetings

#### Panel for advising governors

#### Mergers

#### Repeal of de-authorisation provisions

#### Objective of trust special administration

#### Action following final report

#### Abolition of NHS trusts in England

#### General duties

#### Requirements under section 75: investigations, declarations and directions

#### Notification of commissioners where continuation of services at risk

#### Directors

#### Voting

#### Financial powers etc.

#### Acquisitions

#### Trust special administrators

#### Procedure etc.

#### Sections 174 to 177: supplementary

#### Repeal of provisions on authorisation for NHS foundation trusts

#### Healthwatch England

#### Activities relating to local care services

#### Independent advocacy services

#### Local authority arrangements

#### Requests, rights of entry and referrals

#### Scrutiny functions of local authorities

#### Amendments consequential on section 190

#### Joint strategic needs assessments

#### Disclosure of reports etc. by the Health Service Commissioner

#### Medical services: minor amendments

#### Arrangements under section 107 of the National Health Service Act 2006

#### Persons eligible to enter into general dental services contracts

#### Payments in respect of costs of sight tests

#### Control of entry on pharmaceutical lists

#### Lists of performers of pharmaceutical services and assistants etc.

#### Power to regulate social workers etc. in England

#### Appeals in cases involving social workers in England

#### Funding of the Authority

#### The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

#### Powers to publish information standards

#### Additional functions

#### The Alcohol Education and Research Council

#### Special notices of births and deaths

#### Training etc. of approved mental health professionals in England

#### Approval of courses for approved mental health professionals

#### Power to advise regulatory bodies, investigate complaints, etc.

#### General duties

#### Information standards: supplementary

#### Arrangements with other bodies

#### The Appointments Commission

#### Provision of information by Registrar General

#### Provision of information by Registrar General: Wales

#### Provision of statistical information by Statistics Board

#### Arrangements between the Board and Northern Ireland Ministers

#### Power to make consequential provision

#### Financial provision

#### Commencement: consultation with Scottish Ministers

#### Monitor: duty to co-operate with Care Quality Commission

#### Arrangements between the Board and Scottish Ministers etc.

#### Regulations, orders and directions

#### Commencement

#### Extent

#### Short title

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[^key-d19f3e14dfd69eae9adf7549750db1ca]: [Sch. 15 para. 69](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/schedule/15/paragraph/69) in force at 1.12.2012 by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/3)

[^key-055303480c90455c9b256c272cc72ade]: S. 13(2)-(5) in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-4103c34f31a50d2fb487ee7d3c9e9b1c]: S. 40(1)-(4)(8) in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-806347f15288f3a7ef3d3949a2168f98]: Sch. 21 para. 2(3)(a)-(c)(e)(h) in force at 1.2.2013 by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-1e86ecebe74a0ce1b263352260f79b2d]: Sch. 21 para. 43(2)(c)-(e)(3) in force at 1.2.2013 by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4) (with [art. 14](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/14))

[^key-b3a6cb0d47324e03c1898f7ddd3bcc6b]: S. 9 in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-546eb1898f04ffaf31bc148e4d023803]: S. 10 in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-113449809947f35d0cc902555b3c3923]: S. 13(1) in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-95f2b847eee040ad1284efaae8f4cdc7]: S. 13(8) in force at 1.2.2013 in so far as not already in force by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-0fab200ef9e06a0133f0c3d17f444191]: S. 14 in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-52753486ec61a9488891ff76efe59c72]: S. 15 in force at 1.2.2013 in so far as not already in force by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-5ccec0a2b9e6167fb167faf88ce6a9e4]: S. 17(10) in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-02af40dba0c1c12eaa8a38b7fa5575fe]: S. 20 in force at 1.2.2013 in so far as not already in force by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-51df54a9cd8d57e9f86a5a8dde25b833]: S. 23 in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-fb8936321508dc7a0be121c1ad5a8653]: S. 26 in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-3d1f724eff4dabee66b23ef013257591]: S. 55(1) in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-dafac0698d3728de603bb3b7bea2b1d3]: [S. 78](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/78) in force at 1.2.2013 by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4) (with [art. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/6))

[^key-49fd7e15e8dac5d54457d50f03ea7f7b]: [S. 297](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/297) in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-6d400be518777b265600f3e5f3ad918d]: Sch. 4 para. 2(1) in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-4488b3f54c7212f367c54c25e7fb2dd3]: Sch. 4 para. 2(3) in force at 1.2.2013 by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-3b44d682efa86827b3621110c2d14f2d]: Sch. 4 para. 9 in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-0e8ef3756caaec82b3064a6eae73f570]: Sch. 21 para. 1 in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-fdd3eededa1d97ceae8e23e49837d604]: Sch. 21 para. 5 in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-2808ab42c6ae6daacf8fef40bcdcca72]: Sch. 21 para. 6 in force at 1.2.2013 by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-32418241fe302cdea7f2b29663e17244]: Sch. 21 para. 12 in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-bc658576be9964f08492ee8e09e51f17]: Sch. 21 para. 18 in force at 1.2.2013 by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-5f0d3ecd1db6067b20eae835c6467031]: Sch. 21 para. 19 in force at 1.2.2013 by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-2cf8935c51c64f03995cceded5d900d8]: Sch. 21 para. 20 in force at 1.2.2013 by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-d9af01d7cf8d3e808961a99b1ef71122]: Sch. 21 para. 21 in force at 1.2.2013 by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-aef0cea839be9fa04a6654b878aefff6]: Sch. 21 para. 33 in force at 1.2.2013 by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-d628106abddb1984ce87ec3682f23b5b]: Sch. 21 para. 38(1)(a)(b)(2) in force at 1.2.2013 by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4) (with [art. 13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/13))

[^key-2ee88ea57df7e9c341cbb33d53fff5d3]: Sch. 21 para. 43(1) in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-621675a6957636c3217ea51529f6deef]: Sch. 21 para. 43(2)(b) in force at 1.2.2013 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-b8c7cf1b459c3eea08a468d4778219fc]: Sch. 21 para. 13(c)-(f) in force at 1.2.2013 by [S.I. 2012/2657](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657), [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2657/article/2/4)

[^key-3178df0dd87d4c5441c159269029811f]: Sch. 5 para. 164 omitted (1.10.2014) by virtue of [Care Act 2014 (c. 23)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23), [ss. 91(9)(f)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/section/91/9/f), [127(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/section/127/1); [S.I. 2014/1714](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1714), [art. 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1714/article/4)

[^key-dd403867c82631bfb3c65ef8e1ca6c31]: Sch. 5 para. 163 omitted (1.10.2014) by virtue of [Care Act 2014 (c. 23)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23), [ss. 91(9)(f)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/section/91/9/f), [127(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/section/127/1); [S.I. 2014/1714](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1714), [art. 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1714/article/4)

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[^key-86da0a64dad8d6dcbfb623d753e99935]: Sch. 11 para. 4(a)(c) in force at 1.4.2013 by [S.I. 2013/671](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/671), [art. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/671/article/2/3)

[^key-18bf918bf8196ccd65abc926553c8844]: Sch. 11 para. 1 in force at 1.4.2013 by [S.I. 2013/671](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/671), [art. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/671/article/2/3)

[^key-90e726875c48a8927a81f4e721bd565f]: Sch. 11 para. 2(1)(2)(3)(a)(b)(d)(e) in force at 1.4.2013 by [S.I. 2013/671](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/671), [art. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/671/article/2/3)

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[^key-e413fe10c54b6ae993289e49d2d63a14]: Sch. 11 para. 7(1)(2)(b) in force at 1.4.2013 by [S.I. 2013/671](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/671), [art. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/671/article/2/3)

[^key-53b41fdb614a03ade705b6aedbcc7321]: [Sch. 14](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/schedule/14) omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of [Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/31), [s. 186(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/31/section/186/6), [Sch. 7 para. 13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/31/schedule/7/paragraph/13); [S.I. 2022/734](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/734), [reg. 2(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/734/regulation/2/a), [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/734/schedule) (with [regs. 13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/734/regulation/13), [29](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/734/regulation/29), [30](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/734/regulation/30))

[^key-a7d973cd9cd7f6c9a3767c48b712e56b]: Words in [s. 135(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/135/1) substituted (1.7.2022) by [Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/31), [s. 186(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/31/section/186/6), [Sch. 5 para. 79(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/31/schedule/5/paragraph/79/2); [S.I. 2022/734](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/734), [reg. 2(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/734/regulation/2/a), [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/734/schedule) (with [regs. 13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/734/regulation/13), [29](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/734/regulation/29), [30](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/734/regulation/30))

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