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Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Overview

    1. 1.Overview of this Act

  3. PART 2 Improvement in Health Services

    1. 2.Quality in the provision of health services

  4. PART 3 Duty of Candour

    1. Application of the duty

      1. 3.When the duty of candour applies

    2. Procedural and other requirements

      1. 4.Duty of candour procedure

      2. 5.Primary care providers: duty to prepare report

      3. 6.Supply and summary of report under section 5

      4. 7.Local Health Board, NHS trust and Special Health Authority: reporting requirements

      5. 8.Publication of section 6 summary and section 7 report

      6. 9.Confidentiality

      7. 10.Guidance given by the Welsh Ministers

      8. 11.Interpretation of “health care” and other terms

  5. PART 4 The Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care

    1. Establishment and general objective etc. of Citizen Voice Body

      1. 12.Establishment of Citizen Voice Body

      2. 13.General objective

      3. 14.Public awareness and statement of policy

    2. Making representations

      1. 15.Representations to public bodies

      2. 16.Advocacy services etc. in respect of complaints about services

    3. Duties imposed on certain public bodies in respect of Citizen Voice Body

      1. 17.Duty to promote awareness of activities of Citizen Voice Body

      2. 18.Duty to supply information to Citizen Voice Body

    4. Access to premises by Citizen Voice Body: duty to have regard to code of practice

      1. 19.Code of practice on access to premises

    5. Co-operation in the exercise of functions

      1. 20.Co-operation between the Body, local authorities and NHS bodies

    6. Interpretation of this Part

      1. 21.Meaning of “health services” and “social services”

      2. 22.Meaning of other terms

    7. Abolition of Community Health Councils etc.

      1. 23.Abolition of Community Health Councils, and connected matters

  6. PART 5 Miscellaneous and General

    1. Constitution of NHS trusts

      1. 24.Vice-chairs of boards of directors of NHS trusts

    2. General

      1. 25.Regulations

      2. 26.Interpretation

      3. 27.Minor and consequential amendments

      4. 28.Power to make transitional etc. provision

      5. 29.Coming into force

      6. 30.Short title

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales

      1. PART 1 Status

        1. Status

          1. 1.(1) The Citizen Voice Body is not to be regarded...

      2. PART 2 Members

        1. Membership

          1. 2.(1) The Citizen Voice Body's members are—

        2. Disqualification from appointment as non-executive member

          1. 3.A person is disqualified from being appointed as a non-executive...

        3. Terms of non-executive membership

          1. 4.(1) A non-executive member of the Citizen Voice Body holds...

        4. Removal of non-executive members from office

          1. 5.(1) The Welsh Ministers may by written notice to a...

        5. Appointment of the associate member

          1. 6.(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where— (a) one or more trade...

        6. Terms of associate membership etc.

          1. 7.(1) An associate member of the Citizen Voice Body is...

        7. Removal of associate member from office

          1. 8.(1) The non-executive members may by written notice to the...

      3. PART 3 Staff

        1. Chief executive

          1. 9.(1) The non-executive members of the Citizen Voice Body must...

        2. Other staff

          1. 10.(1) The Citizen Voice Body may appoint other members of...

      4. PART 4 Ancillary Functions etc.

        1. Committees

          1. 11.(1) The Citizen Voice Body may establish committees and sub-committees....

        2. Delegation

          1. 12.(1) The Citizen Voice Body may arrange for any of...

        3. Supplementary powers

          1. 13.(1) The Citizen Voice Body may do anything which is...

      5. PART 5 Procedure etc.

        1. Procedure

          1. 14.(1) The Citizen Voice Body must make rules to regulate...

        2. Validity of proceedings and acts

          1. 15.The validity of proceedings and acts of the Citizen Voice...

        3. Seal

          1. 16.(1) The Citizen Voice Body may have a seal.

        4. Evidence

          1. 17.A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal...

      6. PART 6 Financial Matters

        1. Funding

          1. 18.The Welsh Ministers may make payments to the Citizen Voice...

        2. Accounting officer

          1. 19.(1) The Citizen Voice Body's chief executive is its accounting...

        3. Accounts

          1. 20.(1) The Citizen Voice Body must for each financial year—...

        4. Audit

          1. 21.(1) This paragraph applies in relation to each statement of...

      7. PART 7 Reporting Requirements etc.

        1. Annual plan

          1. 22.(1) Before the start of each financial year the Citizen...

        2. Annual reports

          1. 23.(1) As soon as is practicable after the end of...

        3. Provision of information to Welsh Ministers

          1. 24.The Citizen Voice Body must provide the Welsh Ministers with...

      8. PART 8 Interpretation

        1. General interpretation

          1. 25.In this Schedule— “financial year” means the period of 12...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Transfers of Property, Rights and Liabilities

      1. Transfer schemes

        1. 1.(1) The Welsh Ministers may, in connection with the abolition...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Minor and Consequential Amendments

      1. PART 1 Amendments and repeals relating to Part 2

        1. Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43)

          1. 1.Part 2 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health...

          2. 2.Section 45(1) is repealed.

          3. 3.In section 47 (power to prepare and publish standards in...

          4. 4.In section 70 (reviews and investigations relating to Wales), in...

      2. PART 2 Amendments and repeals relating to Part 4

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

          1. 5.In Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings)...

        2. Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)

          1. 6.In section 134 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (correspondence...

        3. Community Health Councils (Access to Information) Act 1988 (c. 24)

          1. 7.The Community Health Councils (Access to Information) Act 1988 is...

        4. Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

          1. 8.In Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000...

        5. Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)

          1. 9.In section 148 of the Government of Wales Act 2006...

        6. Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)

          1. 10.In Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010 (public authorities),...

        7. Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1)

          1. 11.In Schedule 6 to the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011...

        8. Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 2)

          1. 12.In section 32 of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales)...

        9. Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (c. 6)

          1. 13.In Schedule 6 to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015...

        10. Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2)

          1. 14.In section 177 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social...

        11. Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30)

          1. 15.In Schedule 4 to the Digital Economy Act 2017 (specified...

        12. The Welsh Language Standards (No. 7) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/441)

          1. 16.(1) The Welsh Language Standards (No. 7) Regulations 2018 are...

        13. Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 3)

          1. 17.(1) The Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 is amended...

      3. PART 3 Amendment of 2006 Act: Independent Advocacy Services

        1. National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)

          1. 18.In section 187 of the 2006 Act (duty of Welsh...

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