Part 2Regulation of health professions and health and social care workforce
The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
116Powers of Secretary of State and devolved administrations
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After section 26 of the 2002 Act insert—
26APowers of Secretary of State and devolved administrations
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The Secretary of State, the Welsh Ministers, the Scottish Ministers or the relevant Northern Ireland department may request the Council for advice on any matter connected with a profession appearing to the person making the request to be a health care profession; and the Council must comply with such a request.
2
The Secretary of State, the Welsh Ministers, the Scottish Ministers or the relevant Northern Ireland department may require the Council to investigate and report on a particular matter in respect of which the Council’s functions are exercisable.
3
In this section “the relevant Northern Ireland department” means the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland.
2
In section 26 of the 2002 Act (powers and duties of the Council: general), omit subsections (7) and (8) (which are superseded by subsection (1) of this section).