The Delayed Discharges (England) Regulations 2003

Lists of Persons

12.—(1) Each Strategic Health Authority shall keep—

(a) a list of representatives of health service bodies;

(b) a list of representatives of social services authorities; and

(c) a list of persons independent of both health service bodies and social services authorities

who are in that Authority’s opinion, suitable to be appointed to panels to assist in the resolution of disputes between two or more public authorities about matters arising under or in relation to Part 1 of the Act(1).

(2) In paragraph (1)(a), a person is a representative of a health service body if he is—

(a) an employee of;

(b) an officer of;

(c) a member or a director of; or

(d) a person providing services (pursuant to a contractual or other arrangement) to,

a health service body.

(3) In paragraph (1)(b), a person is a representative of a social services authority if he is—

(a) an employee of;

(b) an officer of;

(c) a member of; or

(d) a person providing services (pursuant to a contractual or other arrangement) to,

a local authority.

(4) In paragraph 1(c), a person is independent of both health service bodies and social services authorities if he is not a representative of a health service body or a social services authority.

(1)

See section 9(1) and (2) of the Act and, for the definition of public authority, section 9(6) of the Act.