Part 2

Health and Social Care Professions etc.

The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care

Functions of the Authority in relation to accredited voluntary registers
25I
1
The Authority has the following functions—
a
to promote the interests of users of health care, users of social care in England
...
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”.
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)
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)
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)
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)