PART 5Public involvement and local government

CHAPTER 1Public involvement

Local Healthwatch organisations

I1187Annual reports

1

Section 227 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (annual reports) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2), omit “by a local authority with another person (“H”)”.

3

In that subsection, in paragraph (a)—

a

in sub-paragraph (i)—

i

omit “, for each local involvement network,”,

ii

for “the network”, in the first place it appears, substitute “the Local Healthwatch organisation”,

iii

for “the network”, in the second place it appears, substitute “the organisation”,

iv

after “carried on” insert “under the arrangements or arrangements made”,

b

omit sub-paragraph (ii), and

c

omit sub-paragraph (iii) and the preceding “and”.

4

In subsection (3)—

a

after paragraph (a) insert “and”,

b

in paragraph (b)—

i

omit the words from “, if it is” to “(2)(a)(ii)),”, and

ii

in sub-paragraph (i), for “H in respect of the network” substitute “the Local Healthwatch organisation in its capacity as such, and the amounts spent by its Local Healthwatch contractors in their capacity as such,”, and

c

omit paragraph (c) and the preceding “and”.

5

In subsection (4)—

a

after paragraph (a) insert—

aa

the National Health Service Commissioning Board;

ab

each clinical commissioning group, whose area or any part of whose area falls within the area of the local authority;

b

after paragraph (ca) insert—

cb

the Healthwatch England committee of the Care Quality Commission;

c

omit paragraph (d) (but not the following “and”).

6

In subsection (5)—

a

in paragraph (a)—

i

omit the words from the beginning to “(2)(a)(ii)),”,

ii

for “the network” substitute “the Local Healthwatch organisation”, and

iii

after “carried on” insert “under the arrangements made under section 221(1) or arrangements made”, and

b

omit paragraph (b) and the “and” preceding it.

7

Omit subsections (6) to (8).

8

In subsection (9), after the definition of “financial year” insert—

“Local Healthwatch contractor” has the meaning given by section 223;

9

For the title to section 227 substitute “Local Healthwatch organisations: annual reports”.