PART 3Regulation of health and adult social care services

CHAPTER 3Licensing

Licence conditions

I2100I1Modification of standard conditions

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F9NHS England may, subject to the requirements of this section, modify the standard conditions applicable to all licences under this Chapter or to licences of a particular description.

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Before making modifications under subsection (1) that NHS England consider to be a major change, NHS England must—

a

carry out an assessment of the likely impact of the modifications, or

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publish a statement setting out its reasons for concluding that such assessment is not needed.

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Before making any F2modifications under subsection (1)F3NHS England must give notice to—

a

each relevant licence holder,

b

the Secretary of State,

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every F7integrated care board, and

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the Care Quality Commission and its Healthwatch England committee.

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F4NHS England must also publish the notice under subsection (2).

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The notice under subsection (2) must—

a

state that F10NHS England proposes to make the modifications,

b

set out the proposed effect of the modifications,

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set out any impact assessment carried out by NHS England under subsection (1A)(a),

c

set out F11NHS England’s reasons for the proposal, and

d

specify the period (“the notice period”) within which representations with respect to the proposal may be made to F12NHS England.

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The notice period must be not less than 28 days beginning with the day after that on which the notice is published under subsection (3).

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Where F13NHS England modifies the standard conditions applicable to all licences or (as the case may be) to licences of a particular description under this section, F13NHS England

a

may also make such incidental or consequential modifications as it considers necessary or expedient of any other conditions of a licence which is affected by the modifications,

b

must make (as nearly as may be) the same modifications of those conditions for the purposes of their inclusion in all licences or (as the case may be) licences of that description granted after that time, and

c

must publish the modifications.

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In this sectionF6..., “relevant licence holder”—

a

in relation to proposed modifications of the standard conditions applicable to all licences, means any licence holder, and

b

in relation to proposed modifications of the standard conditions applicable to licences of a particular description, means a holder of a licence of that description.

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In this section, a reference to modifying a condition includes a reference to amending, omitting or adding a condition.