UK Act of Parliament 2022 United Kingdom

UKPGA 2022/31

What this means for your business

Enforced by
CQC, NMC
Applies to
United Kingdom
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Sections and provisions

206 classified provisions from this legislation.

Duties 15

  • s.47 Review into NHS supply chains
  • s.82 Duty to provide assistance to the CMA
  • s.94 Regulations under section 92: consent
  • s.112 Criteria, principles and processes
  • s.113 Final reports
  • s.115 Draft reports person
  • s.116 Response to reports
  • s.122 Prohibition on disclosure of HSSIB material connected with the HSSIB
  • s.127 Assistance of NHS bodies The HSSIB
  • s.128 Investigations relating to Wales and Northern Ireland person for the HSSIB
  • s.169 Medical examiners
  • Schedule 2 Integrated care boards: constitution etc such power
  • Schedule 11 Patient choice: undertakings by integrated care boards time make an application
  • Schedule 13 The Health Services Safety Investigations Body
  • Schedule 18 Advertising of less healthy food and drink OFCOM

Offences and penalties 30

  • s.101 Medicine information systems
  • s.121 Offences relating to investigations
  • s.124 Offences of unlawful disclosure
  • s.131 Offences by bodies corporate
  • s.132 Offences by partnerships
  • s.136 Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales
  • s.137 Offence of offering to carry out virginity testing: England and Wales
  • s.138 Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing: England and Wales
  • s.139 Virginity testing offences in England and Wales: penalties
  • s.140 Offence of virginity testing: Scotland
  • s.141 Offence of offering to carry out virginity testing: Scotland
  • s.142 Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing: Scotland
  • s.143 Virginity testing offences in Scotland: penalties and supplementary
  • s.144 Offence of virginity testing: Northern Ireland
  • s.145 Offence of offering to carry out virginity testing: Northern Ireland
  • s.146 Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing: Northern Ireland
  • s.147 Virginity testing offences in Northern Ireland: penalties
  • s.148 Offence of carrying out hymenoplasty: England and Wales
  • s.149 Offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: England and Wales
  • s.150 Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty: England and Wales
  • ... and 10 more offences and penalties

Powers 29

  • s.14 Preparation of consolidated accounts for providers
  • s.38 Transfer schemes in connection with abolished bodies
  • s.39 Transfer schemes under section 38: taxation
  • s.42 Arrangements for exercise of public health functions
  • s.43 Power of direction: public health functions
  • s.44 Power of direction: investigation functions
  • s.49 Removal of power to appoint trust funds and trustees
  • s.57 Intervention in NHS trusts
  • s.63 Accounts, reports and forward plans
  • s.89 Repeal of spent powers to make transfer schemes etc
  • s.92 Information about payments etc to persons in the health care sector
  • s.93 Regulations under section 92: enforcement
  • s.99 Collection of information about adult social care
  • s.100 Enforcement of duties against private providers
  • s.103 Power to transfer functions between bodies
  • s.104 Power to provide for exercise of functions of Secretary of State
  • s.105 Scope of powers
  • s.106 Transfer schemes in connection with regulations
  • s.107 Transfer schemes: taxation
  • s.111 Deciding which incidents to investigate
  • ... and 9 more powers

Definitions 11

  • s.23 Transfer schemes in connection with transfer of primary care functions the TUPE regulations
  • s.34 Exercise by NHS England of new regulatory functions
  • s.72 References to functions: treatment of delegation arrangements etc
  • s.88 Meaning of “health” in NHS Act 2006
  • s.96 Sharing anonymous health and social care information health or social care body personal information private health or social care provider
  • s.102 Relevant bodies and Special Health Authorities relevant body Special Health Authority
  • s.109 Establishment of the HSSIB
  • s.110 Investigation of incidents with safety implications
  • s.126 Co-operation
  • s.133 Obligations of confidence etc
  • s.135 Interpretation of Part 4 the 2006 Act Chief Investigator final report

Exemptions 7

  • s.21 Commissioning hospital and other health services
  • s.83 Mergers of providers: removal of CMA powers
  • s.117 Admissibility of reports
  • s.123 Exceptions to prohibition on disclosure
  • s.125 Restriction of statutory powers requiring disclosure
  • s.183 Regulations
  • Schedule 14 Prohibition on disclosure of HSSIB material: exceptions