Part 14Patient and public involvement in health and social care
Local arrangements
F1222ALocal authority arrangements: conflicts of interest
(1)
In making arrangements under section 221(1), a local authority must have regard to any conflicts guidance issued by the Secretary of State.
(2)
Arrangements under section 221(1) must require the Local Healthwatch organisation, in exercising its function of carrying on the activities specified in section 221(2) or in making Local Healthwatch arrangements, to have regard to any conflicts guidance issued by the Secretary of State.
(3)
In this section, “conflicts guidance” means guidance about managing conflicts between—
(a)
the making of arrangements under section 221(1), and
(b)
the carrying-on of the activities specified in section 221(2).
(4)
In this section, “Local Healthwatch arrangements” has the meaning given by section 222.