Explanatory Memorandum

Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009

2009 CHAPTER 1

21 January 2009

Commentary on Sections

Section 10: Power of Regional Board to give directions and guidance to HSC trusts

Provides a power for the Regional Board to issue guidance to Health and Social Care trusts as to how they are to carry out all their functions and, where a Trust fails to have regard to such guidance, to issue directions (either general or specific) to that Trust as to the manner in which it should carry out that function.