http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/section/12ENational Health Service Act 2006An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the health service.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-01-12Expert Participation2025-09-01
National Health Service Act 2006s. 35(3A)(3B)Health and Social Care Act 2012s. 159(4)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006s. 40(4)-(4B)Health and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 5s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006s. 42(1A)Health and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 6s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006s. 65F(2A)-(2F)Health and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 15(4)s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006s. 65H(10A)Health and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 17(4)s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006s. 66(1)(a) and wordHealth and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 25s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006s. 68(1)(a)Health and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 26s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006Sch. 15 para. 4(1)(b) and wordHealth and Social Care Act 2012Sch. 14 para. 39(3)s. 179(5)(b)s. 306(4)National Health Service Act 2006s. 3B(1)(aa)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 2(b)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 3B(1)(za)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 2(a)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 35(3A)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 5 para. 12(4)s. 186(6)reg. 2(a)Sch.reg. 132930National Health Service Act 2006s. 65H(10A)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 8 para. 7(7)s. 186(6)reg. 2(a)Sch.reg. 132930National Health Service Act 2006s. 82A-83A and cross-headingHealth and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 3s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 84(4)-(4B)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 4(4)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 92(5A)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 9(4)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 94(3)(ca)(cb)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 11(3)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 98A 98BHealth and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 14s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 98BC-99B and cross-headingHealth and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 15s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 100(3A)(3B)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 16(4)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 109(3)(ca)(cb)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 23(3)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 112(1)(za)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 24(2)(b)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 114A 114BHealth and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 26s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 114C and cross-headingHealth and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 27s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 116A 116B and cross-headingHealth and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 30s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 117(4)(4A)Health and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 31(4)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 125A 125BHealth and Care Act 2022Sch. 3 para. 39s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 223C(1)(c)(d)Health and Care Act 2022s. 28s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 223LAHealth and Care Act 2022s. 30(3)s. 186(6)National Health Service Act 2006s. 13G(4)Care Act 2014s. 120(18)(a)s. 127(1)National Health Service Act 2006s. 1E(1)Rare Cancers Act 2026s. 2(1)s. 5National Health Service Act 2006s. 1E(2)-(4)Rare Cancers Act 2026s. 2(2)s. 5
Part 1Promotion and provision of the health service in England<Emphasis><Addition ChangeId="key-e8a263d827f1e306f985b06a04ef3783-1706921608175" CommentaryRef="key-e8a263d827f1e306f985b06a04ef3783"><Addition ChangeId="key-eaff8908bd83bf3704326f926e3ba9ea-1554915861087" CommentaryRef="key-eaff8908bd83bf3704326f926e3ba9ea">Miscellaneous</Addition></Addition></Emphasis><Addition ChangeId="key-e8a263d827f1e306f985b06a04ef3783-1706921608175" CommentaryRef="key-e8a263d827f1e306f985b06a04ef3783"><Addition ChangeId="key-eaff8908bd83bf3704326f926e3ba9ea-1554915861087" CommentaryRef="key-eaff8908bd83bf3704326f926e3ba9ea">Secretary of State's duty as respects variation in provision of health services</Addition></Addition>12E1The Secretary of State must not exercise the functions mentioned in subsection (2) for the purpose of causing a variation in the proportion of services provided as part of the health service that is provided by persons of a particular description if that description is by reference to—awhether the persons in question are in the public or (as the case may be) private sector, orbsome other aspect of their status.2The functions mentioned in this subsection are the functions of the Secretary of State under—asection 6E;bsection 12ZB;csection 13A.S. 12E(2) substituted (1.1.2024) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 80(1)(a), 186(6); S.I. 2023/1431, reg. 3(c)S. 12ZB and cross-heading inserted (1.1.2024) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 79, 186(6); S.I. 2023/1431, reg. 3(b)S. 12E and cross-heading inserted (1.10.2012 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 147, 306(4); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)