Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7)

PART 8 E+W The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Functions: quality standards E+W

Valid from 01/04/2013

236 Advice or guidance to the Secretary of State or the Board E+W

(1) NICE must give advice or guidance to the Secretary of State or the Board on any quality matter referred to it by the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the Board.

(2) “Quality matter”—

(a) in relation to the Secretary of State, means any matter in relation to which the Secretary of State has the power to direct NICE to prepare a quality standard, and

(b) in relation to the Board, means any matter in relation to which the Board has the power to direct NICE to prepare a quality standard.