Health and Care Act 2022

Section 1

SCHEDULE 1 Renaming of NHS Commissioning Board

General

1 (1) The enactments listed in sub-paragraph (2) are amended in accordance with the table.

For the following expression wherever it occurs in those enactments (unless the expression is replaced or removed by an amendment elsewhere in this Act)	substitute
“The National Health Service Commissioning Board”	“NHS England”
“the National Health Service Commissioning Board”	“NHS England”
“the National Health Service Commissioning Board (“the Board”)”	“NHS England”
“The Board”	“NHS England”
“the Board”	“NHS England”
“The Board’s”	“NHS England’s”

(2) The enactments are—

• the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951, Schedule 2;

• the Public Records Act 1958, Part 1 of the Table at the end of paragraph 3 of Schedule 1;

• the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, the Schedule;

• the Leasehold Reform Act 1967, section 28;

• the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967, Schedule 3;

• the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968, sections 63(1) and (2) and 64;

• the Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969, section 3;

• the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970, Schedule 1;

• the Local Government Act 1972, section 113;

• the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, section 60;

• the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, section 17A;

• the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, sections 16 and 17;

• the Mental Health Act 1983, sections 12ZB, 12ZC, 39, 117, 134 and 139;

• the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986, sections 2 and 7;

• the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 48;

• the Children Act 1989, sections 21, 24, 24C, 27, 29, 47, 80, 85 and 105;

• the London Local Authorities Act 1991 (c xiii), section 4;

• the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993, sections 2 and 2A;

• the Value Added Tax Act 1994, section 41 and Schedule 8;

• the Education Act 1996, section 322;

• the Employment Rights Act 1996, sections 43K, 49B, 50 and 218;

• the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, section 3;

• the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, section 115;

• the Greater London Authority Act 1999, section 309E;

• the Health Act 1999, section 61;

• the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Schedule 1;

• the Local Government Act 2000, section 9FF;

• the Adoption and Children Act 2002, section 8;

• the International Development Act 2002, Schedule 1;

• the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, section 133;

• the Criminal Justice Act 2003, section 325;

• the Finance Act 2003, section 67A;

• the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003, sections 148 and 165;

• the Children Act 2004, sections 10 and 11;

• the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, Schedule 1;

• the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, section 9;

• the Armed Forces Act 2006, section 343AA (as inserted by section 8(3) of the Armed Forces Act 2021);

• the Childcare Act 2006, section 4;

• the Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006, section 1;

• the National Health Service Act 2006, except section 275;

• the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, sections 7, 13, 17, 26, 28, 34, 106, 115, 162, 197, 206 and Schedule 5;

• the NHS Redress Act 2006, section 1;

• the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, section 6;

• the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, section 6;

• the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, sections 104, 116, 222, 224 and 227;

• the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007, section 42(4A);

• the Health and Social Care Act 2008, sections 20A, 30, 39, 45A, 48, 54, 59, 64, 80, 81 and 97;

• the Autism Act 2009, section 4;

• the Health Act 2009, sections 2, 8 and 36;

• the Charities Act 2011, section 149;

• the Health and Social Care Act 2012, sections 83, 84, 102, 130, 197, 234, 236, 237, 239, 241, 249, 250(4) and (7), 253, 254, 255, 260, 263, 265, 268, 274, 295, 296, 298 and Schedule 12;

• the Care Act 2014, sections 6, 22 and 101 and Schedule 1;

• the Children and Families Act 2014, sections 26, 28, 31, 53, 56, 57 and 77;

• the Immigration Act 2014, Schedule 3;

• the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, section 13 and Schedules 7 and 11;

• the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016, section 18;

• the Data Protection Act 2018, Schedule 3;

• the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018, section 9.

(3) In any other enactment (apart from this Act) passed before the day on which section 1 comes into force, and in any instrument or other document made before that day, any reference to the National Health Service Commissioning Board is to be read, in relation to any time on or after that day, as a reference to NHS England.

(4) In this paragraph “enactment” includes an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament.

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975

2 In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, in the entry relating to the chairman or non-executive member of the National Health Service Commissioning Board, for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”.

Access to Health Records Act 1990

3 In section 1(2) of the Access to Health Records Act 1990 as it has effect under the law of England and Wales—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(ii) after “contract with” insert “NHS England”;

(b) in paragraph (aa)—

(i) for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(ii) after “arrangements with” insert “NHS England”.

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992

4 In section 279(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(b) in the words after paragraph (b), for “board” substitute “body”.

Employment Rights Act 1996

5 In section 43K(2)(b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 for “the authority or board” substitute “NHS England or the board”.

National Health Service Act 2006

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

7 In the heading of section 3B, for “Board” substitute “NHS England”.

8 In the heading of section 13A, for “Board” substitute “NHS England”.

9 In the heading of section 13W, for “Board’s” substitute “NHS England’s”.

10 In the heading of section 13Y, for “Board’s” substitute “NHS England’s”.

11 In section 275(1)—

(a) omit the definition of “the Board”;

(b) in the definition of “NHS body” for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

NHS England,”.

12 In Schedule 1A, in the italic heading before paragraph 18, for “Board” substitute “NHS England”.

Corporation Tax Act 2010

13 In section 986 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010, in the table, for “National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”.

Equality Act 2010

14 In Part 1 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010, in the group of entries that includes entries for bodies whose functions relate to health, social care and social security, for “The National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”.

Health and Social Care Act 2012

15 The Health and Social Care Act 2012 is amended as follows.

16 In section 150, omit subsection (2).

17 In the heading of section 197, for “NHS Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”.

18 In section 247, omit the definition of “the Board”.

19 In section 250(1), for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board (referred to in this Chapter as “the Board”)” substitute “NHS England”.

20 In the heading of section 274, for “Board” substitute “NHS England”.

21 In section 275, omit the definition of “the Board”.

22 In section 304(12)(a)(iv) and (ix), for “Board” substitute “NHS England”.

Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014

23 In Schedule 9 to the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, in paragraph 4(12), for paragraph (c) of the definition of “relevant NHS body” substitute—

“(c) NHS England;”.

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4)

24 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 is amended as follows.

25 In section 47(10)—

(a) in the English language text—

(i) in the definition of “English health body”, for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)

NHS England;”;

(ii) in the definition of “health body”, for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c)

NHS England;”;

(b) in the Welsh language text—

(i) in the definition of “corff iechyd”, for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c)

GIG Lloegr;”;

(ii) in the definition of “corff iechyd Seisnig”, for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)

GIG Lloegr;”.

26 In section 77(4)(b)(ii)—

(a) in the English language text, for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(b) in the Welsh language text, for “Bwrdd Comisiynu’r Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol” substitute “GIG Lloegr”.

27 In section 104(3)(d)(ii)—

(a) in the English language text, for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(b) in the Welsh language text, for “Fwrdd Comisiynu’r Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol” substitute “GIG Lloegr”.

28 In section 118(2)(c)—

(a) in the English language text, for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(b) in the Welsh language text, for “Fwrdd Comisiynu’r Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol” substitute “GIG Lloegr”.

29 In section 164A(4)—

(a) in the English language text, for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) NHS England;”;

(b) in the Welsh language text, for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) GIG Lloegr;”.

30 In section 193(4)(c)—

(a) in the English language text, for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(b) in the Welsh language text, for “Bwrdd Comisiynu’r Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol” substitute “GIG Lloegr”.

31 In section 197(1)—

(a) in the English language text, for the definition of “National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute—

• ““NHS England” (“GIG Lloegr”) means the body established under section 1H of the National Health Service Act 2006;”;

(b) in the Welsh language text, omit the definition of “Bwrdd Comisiynu’r Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol” and at the appropriate place insert—

• ““ystyr “GIG Lloegr” (“NHS England”) yw’r corff a sefydlir o dan adran 1H o Ddeddf y Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol 2006;”.

Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 7)

32 In section 70(2)(d)(ii) of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014—

(a) in the English language text, for “the National Health Service Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”;

(b) in the Welsh language text, for “Fwrdd Comisiynu’r Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol” substitute “GIG Lloegr”.

Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016

33 In section 18(2)(d) and (5)(b) of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016, for “the NHS Commissioning Board” substitute “NHS England”.

Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 2)

34 The Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 is amended as follows.

35 In section 4(3)—

(a) in the English language text, for paragraph (i) substitute—

“(i) NHS England;”;

(b) in the Welsh language text, for paragraph (i) substitute—

“(i) GIG Lloegr;”.

36 In section 65(4)—

(a) in the English language text, for paragraph (j) substitute—

“(j) NHS England;”;

(b) in the Welsh language text, for paragraph (j) substitute—

“(j) GIG Lloegr;”.

37 In section 99(1)—

(a) in the English language text, omit the definition of “National Health Service Commissioning Board” and at the appropriate place insert—

• ““NHS England” (“GIG Lloegr”) means the body established under section 1H of the National Health Service Act 2006;”;

(b) in the Welsh language text, omit the definition of “Bwrdd Comisiynu’r Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol” and at the appropriate place insert—

• ““ystyr “GIG Lloegr” (“NHS England”) yw’r corff a sefydlir o dan adran 1H o Ddeddf y Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol 2006;”.

Domestic Abuse Act 2021

38 In section 15 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (duty to co-operate with the Domestic Abuse Commissioner), in subsection (7), for paragraph (c) of the definition of “NHS body in England” substitute—

“(c)

NHS England, or”.