The Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) (Amendment and Saving Provision) Regulations 2024

Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations—

(a) may be cited as the Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) (Amendment and Saving Provision) Regulations 2024;

(b) come into force on 31st January 2024;

(c) extend to England and Wales and apply in England.

(2) In these Regulations, “the 2013 Regulations” means the Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) Regulations 2013(1).

Amendment of the 2013 Regulations

2.—(1) The 2013 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 23 (consultation by responsible persons)—

(a) after paragraph (5) insert—

“(5A) R must take into consideration any direction given to it under paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 10A to the 2006 Act when discharging its duties under this regulation.”;

(b) omit paragraphs (6) to (11).

(3) Omit regulation 25 (decisions and directions by the Secretary of State or NHS England).

(4) In regulation 29 (restrictions on arrangements for discharge of health scrutiny functions under section 101 of the 1972 Act), omit paragraph (1).

(5) In regulation 30 (joint committees), omit paragraph (4).

Saving provision

3.—(1) Part 4 of the 2013 Regulations, as it had effect immediately before 31st January 2024, continues to apply on and after that date in relation to any existing referred proposal.

(2) In this regulation—

(a) “existing referred proposal” means a proposal in relation to which a local authority, or a joint overview and scrutiny committee, has made a report to the Secretary of State under regulation 23(9) of the 2013 Regulations before 31st January 2024;

(b) “joint overview and scrutiny committee” and “local authority” have the meanings given in regulation 20(1) of the 2013 Regulations.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

Andrew Stephenson

Minister of State

Department of Health and Social Care

8th January 2024