http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/31/section/34Health and Care Act 2022enStatute Law Database2025-11-18Expert Participation2025-07-07 PART 1 34 1 The National Heath Service Act 2006 is amended as follows. 2 After section 13SA (inserted by section 11 of this Act) insert— 13SB 1 NHS England must make arrangements for— a minimising the risk of conflicts between the exercise of its regulatory functions and its other functions; b managing any conflicts that arise. 2 In this Act “regulatory functions”, in relation to NHS England, means— a its functions under the provisions listed in subsection (3), b its functions under Chapter 5A of Part 2 (trust special administrators) in relation to NHS foundation trusts, except for any functions that are conferred on it under section 65DA, 65F or 65G as a commissioner, and c any other functions of NHS England so far as exercisable in connection with functions within paragraph (a) or (b). 3 Those provisions are— a in Part 2 of this Act, Chapter 5 (NHS foundation trusts); b in Part 3 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012— i Chapter 3 (licensing); ii Chapter 4 (NHS payment scheme); iii Chapter 5 (health special administration); iv Chapter 6 (financial assistance in special administration cases). 3 In section 13U (annual report), after subsection (2) insert— 2A The annual report must include a statement explaining what NHS England has done, during the financial year, to comply with its duties under section 13SB. 4 In section 275 (interpretation), in subsection (1), at the appropriate place insert— “regulatory functions”, in relation to NHS England, has the meaning given by section 13SB, . S. 34 in force at 1.7.2022 by S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 19(1)(2), 29, 30)S. 34 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 186(6)