http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/14/section/137Health and Social Care Act 2008An Act to establish and make provision in connection with a Care Quality Commission; to make provision about health care (including provision about the National Health Service) and about social care; to make provision about reviews and investigations under the Mental Health Act 1983; to establish and make provision in connection with an Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator and make other provision about the regulation of the health care professions; to confer power to modify the regulation of social care workers; to amend the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984; to provide for the payment of a grant to women in connection with pregnancy; to amend the functions of the Health Protection Agency; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-10-03Expert Participation2023-04-01 Health and Social Care Act 2008specified provision(s)The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.9, Consequential Amendments and Transitory, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Amendment Order 2009art. 2art. 1(1) Part 4 137In Schedule 2 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47) (excepted matters), at the beginning of paragraph 10B insert “ Health in pregnancy grant, ”.S. 137 in force at 1.1.2009 by S.I. 2008/3137, art. 2