NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Act 2016

SCHEDULES

Section 1

SCHEDULE 1 SECTION 1: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)

1 The National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows.

2 In section 213 (transfers of trust property)—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) in paragraph (b) at the beginning insert “Welsh”, and

(ii) in paragraph (c) omit “the Board or a clinical commissioning group,” and “or an NHS foundation trust”, and

(b) in subsection (5) for ““special trustees” includes” substitute ““Welsh special trustees” means”.

3 In section 214 (transfer of functions and property to and from special trustees)—

(a) in the heading of the section after “from” insert “Welsh”,

(b) in subsections (1) to (3) for “special trustees”, in each place, substitute “Welsh special trustees”,

(c) in subsection (3)(a) omit “the Board or a clinical commissioning group,” and “or an NHS foundation trust”, and

(d) in subsection (6) for ““Special trustees” includes” substitute ““Welsh special trustees” means”.

4 In section 215 (trustees and property under section 222)—

(a) omit subsections (1) and (2),

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) omit paragraphs (za), (zb) and (c) (and the “or” before paragraph (c)), and

(ii) in paragraph (b) omit “paragraph 10 of Schedule 4, or”, and

(c) in subsection (4) omit the following—

(i) “Board, clinical commissioning group,” in both places, and

(ii) “or NHS foundation trust” in both places.

5 In section 217 (trusts: supplementary provisions) in subsection (1)—

(a) omit paragraphs (a), (ea) and (eb),

(b) in paragraph (b) for “212 to” substitute “213 and”, and

(c) in paragraph (i) for “paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “paragraph 8”.

6 In section 218 (private trusts for hospitals)—

(a) in subsection (4)—

(i) in paragraph (a) after “where” insert “Welsh”, and

(ii) in paragraph (b) omit “an NHS foundation trust”, and

(b) in subsection (6) in the definition of “special trustees” for ““special trustees” includes” substitute ““Welsh special trustees” means”.

7 In section 220 (trust property previously held for general hospital purposes) omit subsection (6).

8 In section 226 (financial duties of Special Health Authorities) in subsection (4)(a) omit the words from “or on” to the end.

9 In section 276 (index of defined expressions) omit the entry relating to special trustees.

10 In Schedule 15 (accounts and audit) omit paragraph 1(1)(f).

National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)

11 The National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 is amended as follows.

12 In section 161 (transfers of trust property)—

(a) in subsection (2)(c) omit—

(i) the words from “the National” to “group,”, and

(ii) “or an NHS foundation trust”, and

(b) omit subsection (5).

13 In section 162 (transfer of functions and property to or from special trustees)—

(a) in subsection (3)(a) omit—

(i) the words from “the National” to “group”, and

(ii) “or an NHS foundation trust”, and

(b) omit subsection (6).

14 In section 163 (trustees and property under section 169) in subsection (3) omit the words from “, or paragraph” to the end.

Charities Act 2011 (c. 25)

15 In section 149(7) of the Charities Act 2011 (meaning of “English NHS charity”) omit paragraphs (bc) and (bd).

Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7)

16 In the Health and Social Care Act 2012—

(a) in Schedule 4 (amendments of the National Health Service Act 2006) omit paragraphs 109(a), 110(3)(a), 111(3)(a) and 113(a), and

(b) in Schedule 21 (amendments relating to relationships between the health services) omit paragraphs 34(a) and 35(3)(a).

Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2)

17 The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 is amended as follows.

18 Omit the following (which relate to special trustees for hospitals in England)—

(a) section 3(9)(b),

(b) section 4(5),

(c) section 8(4)(c),

(d) section 10(10)(c),

(e) section 21(3),

(f) “and trustees of NHS trusts” in section 43(6)(b),

(g) the definition of “special trustees for a hospital” in section 44(1),

(h) “and trustees for NHS trusts” in section 47 (and its heading),

(i) paragraph 24 of Schedule 2 (and the note to that paragraph), and

(j) paragraph 4(8)(c) of Schedule 7.

19 (1) Schedule 13 (transitory and saving provisions in relation to NHS trusts) is amended as follows.

(2) Omit the following—

(a) “and Trustees for NHS trusts” in the heading,

(b) paragraph 1(2)(b) (and the “and” before it),

(c) paragraph 2(2)(b), and

(d) paragraph 3(1)(b) (and the “and” before it).

(3) In paragraph 3(2) omit the paragraph 24B notionally inserted into Schedule 2.

(4) In paragraph 4 omit the paragraph (d) notionally inserted into section 3(9).

(5) In paragraph 5(1), in the subsection (6) notionally inserted into section 4, omit “, or the trustees for an NHS trust”.

(6) In paragraph 6 omit the paragraph (e) notionally inserted into section 8(4).

(7) In paragraph 7 omit the paragraph (e) notionally inserted into section 10(10).

(8) In paragraph 8(1) omit the words from “, or the trustees” to the end.

(9) In paragraph 9—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1) omit “, or the trustees for an NHS trust fail,”,

(b) in that sub-paragraph omit “or (as the case may be) the trustees”,

(c) in sub-paragraph (2) omit “, or the trustees for an NHS trust have,”, and

(d) in sub-paragraphs (4) to (7) omit “or trustees” in each place.

(10) For paragraph 10 substitute—

“10 Section 21 is to be read as if it contained the following subsection—

“(2A) In auditing the accounts of a health service body other than a clinical commissioning group, a local auditor must, by examination of the accounts and otherwise, be satisfied—

(a) that the accounts present a true and fair view, and comply with the requirements of the enactments that apply to them,

(b) that proper practices have been observed in the preparation of the accounts, and

(c) that the body has made proper arrangements for securing economy, efficiency and effectiveness in its use of resources.”””

(11) In paragraph 11 omit paragraph (b) (and the “or” before it).

(12) In paragraph 12—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2), in the paragraph (ca) notionally inserted into paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 7, omit “or the trustees for an NHS trust”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (3), in the paragraph (ca) notionally inserted into paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7, omit “or the trustees for an NHS trust”, and

(c) in sub-paragraph (4) omit the paragraph (e) notionally inserted into paragraph 4(8) of Schedule 7.

(13) In paragraph 13(1), in the paragraph (c) notionally inserted into section 30(2), omit “or the trustees for an NHS trust”.

Section 3

SCHEDULE 2 SECTION 3: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

General interpretation

1 In this Schedule—

• “GOSH Children’s Charity” means Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (company registration number 9338724);

• “the Hospital” means Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children;

• “relevant charity merger” has the meaning given by section 306 of the Charities Act 2011;

• “the transfer date” means the date on which section 3 and this Schedule come into force;

• “transferor” and “transferee” have the meaning given by section 306 of the Charities Act 2011;

• “the trustees” means the special trustees appointed for the Hospital under the National Health Service Act 1977 or the National Health Service Act 2006;

• “the 1988 Act” means the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Transfer to GOSH Children’s Charity: transitional provisions

2 (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where immediately before the transfer date—

(a) the trustees were entitled to a royalty by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the 1988 Act, but

(b) the royalty or another form of remuneration agreed by the trustees (or part of it) has not been paid to the trustees.

(2) The royalty or other form of remuneration (or part of it) is payable to GOSH Children’s Charity on and after the transfer date and is to be held by it for the purposes of the Hospital.

3 Where a royalty or other form of remuneration (or part of it) is payable to GOSH Children’s Charity by virtue of paragraph 2 it may agree another form of remuneration.

4 (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where immediately before the transfer date the trustees were entitled to a royalty or other remuneration by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the 1988 Act (whether or not the royalty or remuneration (or part of it) has been paid).

(2) Paragraph 5 of that Schedule applies on and after the transfer date as if GOSH Children’s Charity had been the trustees before the transfer date (and any application or order or other thing made or done before the transfer date has effect accordingly).

Transfer on merger of GOSH Children’s Charity

5 (1) This paragraph applies where GOSH Children’s Charity is the transferor (or one of the transferors) in a relevant charity merger.

(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument—

(a) amend paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the 1988 Act to transfer the right to a royalty by virtue of that paragraph to the transferee in relation to the merger, and

(b) make consequential amendments of the 1988 Act.

6 Regulations under paragraph 5 may make—

(a) transitional, transitory or saving provision, and

(b) incidental or supplementary provision.

7 A statutory instrument containing regulations under paragraph 5 may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.