Part 2 U.K. [F1 Health and Social Care Professions etc.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 2 title substituted (1.12.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 222(5), 306(4); S.I. 2012/2657, art. 2(3)

[F2 The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 25 crossheading substituted (1.12.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 222(4), 306(4); S.I. 2012/2657, art. 2(3)

[F3 25I Functions of the Authority in relation to accredited voluntary registers U.K.

(1) The Authority has the following functions—

(a) to promote the interests of users of health care, users of social care in England F4 ... and other members of the public in relation to the performance of voluntary registration functions,

(b) to promote best practice in the performance of voluntary registration functions, and

(c) to formulate principles of good governance in the performance of voluntary registration functions and to encourage persons who maintain or operate accredited voluntary registers to conform to those principles.

(2) In this section—

(a) a reference to the performance of voluntary registration functions is a reference to the maintenance or operation of an accredited voluntary register, and

(b) “accredited voluntary register” means a register accredited under section 25G”.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Ss. 25G-25I inserted (1.12.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 229(1), 306(4); S.I. 2012/2657, art. 2(3)

F4 Words in s. 25I(1)(a) omitted (2.12.2019) by virtue of Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), s. 70(2), Sch. 4 para. 11; S.I. 2019/1436, reg. 2(r)