PART 1

The health service in England

Arrangements for provision of health services

Secure psychiatric services
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1
Section 4 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (high security psychiatric services) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1) for the words from the beginning to “duty to provide” substitute “The Board must arrange for the provision of”.
3
In subsection (3)—
a
after “may be provided” insert
— a
, and
b
after paragraph (a) insert
, and
b
only by a person approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this subsection.
4
After subsection (3) insert—
3A
The Secretary of State may—
a
give directions to a person who provides high security psychiatric services about the provision by that person of those services;
b
give directions to the Board about the exercise of its functions in relation to high security psychiatric services.