National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)

Part 2 E+W Health service bodies

Chapter 2 E+W Primary Care Trusts

[F1 24A Report on consultation E+W

(1) Each Primary Care Trust must, at such times as the Secretary of State may direct, prepare a report—

(a) on the consultation carried out, or proposed to be carried out, before the making by the Primary Care Trust of commissioning decisions, and

(b) on the influence that the results of consultation have on its commissioning decisions.

(2) In subsection (1) “commissioning decisions”, in relation to a Primary Care Trust, means (subject to any directions under subsection (3)(e)) decisions as to the carrying out of its functions under Parts 4 to 7.

(3) The Secretary of State may give directions as to—

(a) the periods to be covered by reports under this section;

(b) the matters to be dealt with by reports under this section;

(c) the form and content of reports under this section;

(d) the publication of reports under this section;

(e) decisions that are to be treated as being, or that are to be treated as not being, commissioning decisions for the purposes of subsection (1).]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 24A inserted (3.11.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 234(2), 245(5); S.I. 2008/2434, art. 2(2)(c)