PART 9Health and adult social care services: information

CHAPTER 2NHS ENGLAND: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION ETC.

Functions: information systems

262Other dissemination: directions and requests under sections 254 and 255

F1(1)

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F1(2)

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F1(3)

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(4)

A request under section 255 may request F2NHS England to exercise—

(a)

the power conferred by section 261(1) or (4) in relation to information which it obtains by complying with the request, or

(b)

any other power it has to disseminate such information under or by virtue of any other provision of this or any other Act.

(5)

A F3... request under section 255 may request, F4NHS England not to exercise the power conferred by section 261(1) or (4) in relation to information which it obtains by complying with the F5... request.

(6)

Section 255(3) does not apply in relation to anything included in a mandatory request by virtue of subsection (4) or (5).

F6(7)

A request made to NHS England in accordance with this section to disseminate information may include a request about the persons to whom the information is to be disseminated and the form, manner and timing of dissemination.