Health and Social Care Act 2012

8 (1) Section 12 (arrangements with other bodies) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) for “any service under this Act” substitute “anything which the Secretary of State has a duty or power to provide, or arrange for the provision of, under section 2A or 2B or Schedule 1”.

(3) For subsection (2) substitute—

“(2) The bodies with whom arrangements may be made under subsection (1) include—

(a) the Board,

(b) clinical commissioning groups,

(c) any other public authorities, and

(d) voluntary organisations.”

(4) For subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) The Secretary of State may make available any facilities provided by the Secretary of State under section 2A or 2B or Schedule 1 to any service provider or to any eligible voluntary organisation.

(3A) In subsection (3)—

• “eligible voluntary organisation” means a voluntary organisation eligible for assistance under section 64 or section 65 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968;

• “service provider” means a person or body with whom the Secretary of State has made an arrangement under subsection (1).”

(5) In subsection (4)—

(a) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) the Board,

(ab) a clinical commissioning group,

(ac) a local authority,”,

(b) omit paragraph (b), and

(c) omit paragraph (c).

(6) After subsection (4) insert—

“(4A) In subsection (4), “local authority” has the same meaning as in section 2B.”

(7) For the cross-heading preceding section 12 substitute “Arrangements with other bodies”.