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Health and Social Care Act 2012

Health and Social Care Act 2012

2012 CHAPTER 7

Commentary on Sections

Part 3 - Regulation of Health and Adult Social Care Services

Chapter 3 – Licensing
Licensing procedure
Section 86 - Licensing criteria

760.This section requires Monitor to set and publish the criteria that a provider must meet in order to be granted a licence. Subsection (2) provides that Monitor may revise the criteria and must publish any revised version. This is intended to enable Monitor to adapt the licence criteria as the health care market develops. Subsection (3) requires that these criteria, and any subsequent revisions, be approved by the Secretary of State by order. Later provisions require that the first such order must be subject to the affirmative procedure. The additional requirement for the Secretary of State’s approval of the criteria for granting licences is to provide a check on their appropriateness.

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