Explanatory Notes

Health and Social Care Act 2012

2012 CHAPTER 7

27 March 2012

Commentary on Sections

Part 8 – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Functions: quality standards

Section 235 - Supply of quality standards to other persons

1380.This section describes how, under regulations made by the Secretary of State, NICE would be able to supply quality standards to the devolved administrations (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), and other bodies. NICE would be able to amend the quality standards to suit the needs of such customers (for example by translating a quality standard into Welsh) and could charge for this. The Department anticipates that work carried out by NICE on behalf of the devolved administrations would be on a cost-recovery basis only.