Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025

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

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

(2) In section 184—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) in paragraph (b), after “local NHS bodies” insert “, direct payment service providers”;

(ii) in paragraph (c), after “local NHS bodies” insert “or direct payment service providers”;

(iii) in paragraph (d), after “local NHS bodies” insert “or direct payment service providers”;

(iv) in paragraph (e), after “local NHS body” insert “or a direct payment service provider”;

(v) in paragraph (f), after “local NHS body” insert “or a direct payment service provider”;

(b) after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) For the purposes of subsection (2) and section 186, “direct payment service provider in relation to an overview and scrutiny committee of a local authority means a person who provides services to any person residing in the authority’s area in respect of which direct payments have been made under section 10B(1), or under regulations made under section 10B(6).”

(3) In section 186(3)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (a) omit “or”;

(b) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(ab) by adding any description or other provision in connection with a direct payment service provider or services provided by, or under arrangements made by, a direct payment service provider, or”.

(4) In section 187—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) in paragraph (a), before “health service body” insert “direct payment service provider,”;

(ii) in paragraph (ca), before “health service body” insert “direct payment service provider,”;

(b) in subsection (3), in the appropriate place insert—

• ““direct payment service provider means a person who provides services to any person in respect of which direct payments have been made under section 10B(1), or under regulations made under section 10B(6),”.

(5) In section 207, in the appropriate place insert—

“direct payment service provider

section 187(3)”