http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/14

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/14/section/158/2009-01-01

Health and Social Care Act 2008

An 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.

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Expert Participation

2009-01-01

Health and Social Care Act 2008

specified provision(s)

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.9, Consequential Amendments and Transitory, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Amendment Order 2009

art. 2

art. 1(1)

Part 5Miscellaneous

National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care

I1158Duty to consult Board in relation to regulations about patient information

For section 252 of the National Health Service Act 2006 substitute—

252Consultation with National Information Governance Board
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Before laying before Parliament a draft of any statutory instrument containing regulations under section 251(1), or making any regulations pursuant to section 251(5)(b), the Secretary of State must seek and have regard to the views of the National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care on the proposed regulations.
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The Secretary of State must publish, in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, any views received from the Board on the proposed regulations.

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Commencement Information

S. 158 in force at 1.1.2009 by S.I. 2008/2497, art. 7(2)(b)