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Each  <Acronym Expansion="Health and Safety Commission"><Substitution ChangeId="d29p2409" CommentaryRef="c21434381">HSC</Substitution></Acronym><Substitution ChangeId="d29p2409" CommentaryRef="c21434381"> trust</Substitution> shall put and keep in place arrangements for the purpose of monitoring and improving the quality of—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/34/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/34/1/a" id="article-34-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the health and  <Substitution ChangeId="d29p2419" CommentaryRef="c21434361">social care</Substitution> which it provides to individuals; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/34/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/34/1/b" id="article-34-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the environment in which it provides  <Substitution ChangeId="key-fa13cf54391cd9fd8f8c24182321f57f-1663844767928" CommentaryRef="key-fa13cf54391cd9fd8f8c24182321f57f">that care</Substitution> .</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/34/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/34/2" id="article-34-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Department may by regulations extend the duty in this Article to any special agency specified in the regulations.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body></Secondary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c21434381" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1" id="c00088" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2009" Number="1" Title="Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009">Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00088" id="c00089" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1/section/32" SectionRef="section-32">ss. 32</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00088" id="c00090" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1/section/34/3" SectionRef="section-34-3">34(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00088" id="c00091" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1/schedule/6/paragraph/1/1/d" SectionRef="schedule-6-paragraph-1-1-d" Operative="true">Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(d)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00088" id="c00092" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1/schedule/6/paragraph/1/3" SectionRef="schedule-6-paragraph-1-3">Sch. 6 para. 1(3)</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2009/114" id="c00093" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2009" Number="114">S.R. 2009/114</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00093" id="c00094" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2009/114/article/2" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">art. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c21434361" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1" id="c00095" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2009" Number="1" Title="Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009">Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00095" id="c00096" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1/section/32" SectionRef="section-32">ss. 32</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00095" id="c00097" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1/section/34/3" SectionRef="section-34-3">34(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00095" id="c00098" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1/schedule/6/paragraph/1/1/a" SectionRef="schedule-6-paragraph-1-1-a" Operative="true">Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(a)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00095" id="c00099" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1/schedule/6/paragraph/1/2/3" SectionRef="schedule-6-paragraph-1-2-3">Sch. 6 para. 1(2)(3)</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2009/114" id="c00100" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2009" Number="114">S.R. 2009/114</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00100" id="c00101" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2009/114/article/2" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">art. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c21434331" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1" id="c00116" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2009" Number="1" Title="Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009">Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00117" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1/section/32" CitationRef="c00116" SectionRef="section-32">ss. 32</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00118" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1/section/34/3" CitationRef="c00116" SectionRef="section-34-3">34(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00119" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1/schedule/6/paragraph/1/1/a" CitationRef="c00116" SectionRef="schedule-6-paragraph-1-1-a" Operative="true">Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(a)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c00120" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2009/1/schedule/6/paragraph/1/2/3" CitationRef="c00116" SectionRef="schedule-6-paragraph-1-2-3">Sch. 6 para. 1(2)(3)</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2009/114" id="c00121" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2009" Number="114">S.R. 2009/114</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00122" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2009/114/article/2" CitationRef="c00121" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">art. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-ce92daaf596f65392d77c92fc4fa7c98" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="cpz9dat24-00006" SectionRef="article-34-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/34/1">art. 34(1)</CitationSubRef> omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/3" id="cpz9dat24-00007" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2022" Number="3" Title="Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022">Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpz9dat24-00007" id="cpz9dat24-00008" SectionRef="section-8-1-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/3/section/8/1/b">s. 8(1)(b)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpz9dat24-00007" id="cpz9dat24-00009" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-200-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/3/schedule/1/paragraph/200/a" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 200(a)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/102" id="cpz9dat24-00010" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2022" Number="102" Title="The Health and Social Care (2022 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022">S.R. 2022/102</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpz9dat24-00010" id="cpz9dat24-00011" SectionRef="article-2-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/102/article/2/b">art. 2(b)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-fa13cf54391cd9fd8f8c24182321f57f" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="cpz9dat24-00017" SectionRef="article-34-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/34/1">art. 34(1)(b)</CitationSubRef> substituted (1.4.2022) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/3" id="cpz9dat24-00018" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2022" Number="3" Title="Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022">Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpz9dat24-00018" id="cpz9dat24-00019" SectionRef="section-8-1-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/3/section/8/1/b">s. 8(1)(b)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpz9dat24-00018" id="cpz9dat24-00020" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-200-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2022/3/schedule/1/paragraph/200/b" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 200(b)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/102" id="cpz9dat24-00021" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2022" Number="102" Title="The Health and Social Care (2022 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022">S.R. 2022/102</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpz9dat24-00021" id="cpz9dat24-00022" SectionRef="article-2-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/102/article/2/b">art. 2(b)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>