Health and Care Act 2022

NHS Commissioning Board renamed NHS England

Power to require commissioning of specialised services

Spending on mental health

NHS England mandate: general

NHS England mandate: cancer outcome targets

Duties as to reducing inequalities

Duties in respect of research: business plan and annual report etc

NHS England: wider effect of decisions

NHS England: duties in relation to climate change etc

Public involvement: carers and representatives

Information about inequalities

Support and assistance by NHS England

Exercise of functions relating to provision of services

Preparation of consolidated accounts for providers

Funding for service integration

Payments in respect of quality

Secondments to NHS England

Role of integrated care boards

Establishment of integrated care boards

People for whom integrated care boards have responsibility

Commissioning hospital and other health services

Commissioning primary care services etc

Transfer schemes in connection with transfer of primary care functions

Commissioning arrangements: conferral of discretions

General functions

Integrated care partnerships and strategies

NHS England’s financial responsibilities

Financial responsibilities of integrated care boards and their partners

Expansion of financial duties of integrated care boards and their partners

Care Quality Commission reviews etc of integrated care system

Integrated care system: further amendments

Abolition of Monitor and transfer of functions to NHS England

Exercise by NHS England of new regulatory functions

Modification of standard licence conditions

Abolition of NHS Trust Development Authority

Merger of bodies: consequential amendment

Transfer schemes in connection with abolished bodies

Transfer schemes under section 38: taxation

Duties in respect of research

Report on assessing and meeting workforce needs

Arrangements for exercise of public health functions

Power of direction: public health functions

Power of direction: investigation functions

General power to direct NHS England

Reconfiguration of services: intervention powers

Review into NHS supply chains

NHS trusts in England

Removal of power to appoint trust funds and trustees

Sections 48 and 49: consequential amendments

Licensing of NHS trusts

NHS trusts: wider effect of decisions

NHS trusts: duties in relation to climate change

Oversight and support of NHS trusts

Directions to NHS trusts

Recommendations about restructuring of NHS trusts

Intervention in NHS trusts

NHS trusts: conversion to NHS foundation trusts and dissolution

Appointment of chair of NHS trusts

Financial objectives for NHS trusts

Licensing of NHS foundation trusts

Capital spending limits for NHS foundation trusts

Accounts, reports and forward plans

NHS foundation trusts: joint exercise of functions

NHS foundation trusts: mergers, acquisitions and separations

Transfers on dissolution of NHS foundation trusts

NHS foundation trusts: wider effect of decisions

NHS foundation trusts: duties in relation to climate change

Transfer schemes between trusts

Trust special administrators

Joint working and delegation arrangements

References to functions: treatment of delegation arrangements etc

Repeal of duties to promote autonomy

Guidance about joint appointments

Co-operation by NHS bodies etc

Wider effect of decisions: licensing of health care providers

The NHS payment scheme

Regulations as to patient choice

Procurement regulations

Procurement and patient choice: consequential amendments etc

Eradicating slavery and human trafficking in supply chains

Duty to provide assistance to the CMA

Mergers of providers: removal of CMA powers

Removal of functions relating to competition etc

Removal of CMA’s involvement in licensing etc

Special Health Authorities: removal of 3 year limit

Tidying up etc provisions about accounts of certain NHS bodies

Meaning of “health” in NHS Act 2006

Repeal of spent powers to make transfer schemes etc

Abolition of Local Education and Training Boards

Hospital patients with care and support needs: repeals etc

Information about payments etc to persons in the health care sector

Regulations under section 92: enforcement

Regulations under section 92: consent

Information standards

Sharing anonymous health and social care information

General duties of the Health and Social Care Information Centre etc

Collection of information from private health care providers

Collection of information about adult social care

Enforcement of duties against private providers

Medicine information systems

Relevant bodies and Special Health Authorities

Power to transfer functions between bodies

Power to provide for exercise of functions of Secretary of State

Scope of powers

Transfer schemes in connection with regulations

Transfer schemes: taxation

Consent and consultation

Establishment of the HSSIB

Investigation of incidents with safety implications

Deciding which incidents to investigate

Criteria, principles and processes

Final reports

Interim reports

Draft reports

Response to reports

Admissibility of reports

Powers of entry, inspection and seizure

Powers to require information etc

Voluntary provision of information etc

Offences relating to investigations

Prohibition on disclosure of HSSIB material

Exceptions to prohibition on disclosure

Offences of unlawful disclosure

Restriction of statutory powers requiring disclosure

Co-operation

Investigations relating to Wales and Northern Ireland

Failure to exercise functions

Review

Offences by bodies corporate

Offences by partnerships

Obligations of confidence etc

Consequential amendments relating to Part 4

Interpretation of Part 4

Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales

Offence of offering to carry out virginity testing: England and Wales

Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing: England and Wales

Virginity testing offences in England and Wales: penalties

Offence of virginity testing: Scotland

Offence of offering to carry out virginity testing: Scotland

Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing: Scotland

Virginity testing offences in Scotland: penalties and supplementary

Offence of virginity testing: Northern Ireland

Offence of offering to carry out virginity testing: Northern Ireland

Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing: Northern Ireland

Virginity testing offences in Northern Ireland: penalties

Offence of carrying out hymenoplasty: England and Wales

Offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: England and Wales

Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty: England and Wales

Hymenoplasty offences in England and Wales: penalties

Offence of carrying out hymenoplasty: Scotland

Offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: Scotland

Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty: Scotland

Hymenoplasty offences in Scotland: penalties and supplementary

Offence of carrying out hymenoplasty: Northern Ireland

Offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: Northern Ireland

Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty: Northern Ireland

Hymenoplasty offences in Northern Ireland: penalties

Consequential amendments relating to Part 5

Pharmaceutical services: remuneration in respect of vaccines etc

International healthcare arrangements

Regulation of local authority functions relating to adult social care

Default powers of Secretary of State in relation to adult social care

Care Quality Commission’s powers in relation to local authority failings

Cap on care costs for charging purposes

Provision of social care services: financial assistance

Regulation of health care and associated professions

Medical examiners

Commercial dealings in organs for transplantation: extra-territorial offences

Storage of gametes and embryos

Advertising of less healthy food and drink

Hospital food standards

Food information for consumers: power to amend retained EU law

Fluoridation of water supplies

Fluoridation of water supplies: transitional provision

Review into disputes relating to treatment of critically ill children

Early medical termination of pregnancy

Child safeguarding etc in health and care: policy about information sharing

Licensing of cosmetic procedures

Mandatory training on learning disability and autism

Power to make consequential provision

Regulations

Financial provision

Extent

Commencement

Short title

General

Preliminary

In the National Health Service Act 2006, after Schedule 10 insert—

Value Added Tax Act 1994

After Schedule 1 to the National Health Service Act 2006 insert—

Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986

Status

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

The Chief Investigator: appointment and status

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

Non-executive members: tenure

Non-executive members: suspension from office

Non-executive members: payment

Staff

Procedure

Committees

Exercise of functions

Assistance in exercise of functions

Funding

Supplementary powers

Use of income from charges

Losses and liabilities etc

Accounts

Reports and other information

Seal and signature

Disclosures for purposes of investigations

Disclosures relating to prosecution or investigation of offences

Disclosures relating to safety risks

Disclosure by order of the High Court

Exercise of Chief Investigator’s functions

Guidance

Grant of licence

Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)

Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

Staff

Health Act 2009 (c. 21)

Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)

Television programme services

On-demand programme services

Grant of licence

General

Preliminary

Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951

General

In the National Health Service Act 2006, after Schedule 10 insert—

Value Added Tax Act 1994

National Health Service Act 2006

Local Government Act 1974

After Schedule 1 to the National Health Service Act 2006 insert—

Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986

Status

Membership

The Chief Investigator: appointment and status

Other executive members: appointment and status

Non-executive members: suspension from office

Non-executive members: payment

Procedure

Committees

Exercise of functions

Assistance in exercise of functions

Funding

Supplementary powers

Use of income from charges

Losses and liabilities etc

Accounts

Reports and other information

Seal and signature

Disclosures relating to prosecution or investigation of offences

Disclosures relating to safety risks

Disclosure by order of the High Court

Exercise of Chief Investigator’s functions

Guidance

Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)

Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)

Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)

Health Act 2009 (c. 21)

Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

Introductory

Television programme services

On-demand programme services

Introduction

Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)

Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)

Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)

National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)

Health Act 2009 (c. 21)

Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

Television programme services

On-demand programme services

Introduction

Mandatory training on learning disability and autism

Power to make consequential provision

Regulations

Financial provision

Extent

Commencement

Short title

Power to require NHS England to continue to exercise certain primary care functions

In the National Health Service Act 2006, after Schedule 10 insert—

Finance Act 2003

After Schedule 1 to the National Health Service Act 2006 insert—

Competition Act 1998

Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)

Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)

Health Act 2009 (c. 21)

Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)

Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

Television programme services

On-demand programme services