PART 11Miscellaneous

Information relating to births and deaths etc.

I2285I1Provision of information by Registrar General

1

Section 270 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (provision of information by Registrar General) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) —

a

for “the Secretary of State” substitute “any of the following persons”, and

b

at the end insert

—

a

the Secretary of State,

b

the Board,

c

a clinical commissioning group,

d

a local authority,

e

the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence,

f

the Health and Social Care Information Centre,

g

a Special Health Authority which has functions that are exercisable in relation to England,

h

the Care Quality Commission, and

i

such other persons as the Secretary of State may specify in a direction.

3

In subsection (2) —

a

for “the Secretary of State” substitute “the person to whom the information is provided”, and

b

for “his functions” substitute “functions exercisable by the person”.

4

After subsection (4) insert—

5

In this section, “local authority” has the same meaning as in section 2B.