2005 No. 251

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Health Service Commissioner for England (Special Health Authorities) Order 2005

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of February 2005

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers in section 2(5)(b) and (6)(b) of the Health Service Commissioners Act 19931, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Health Service Commissioner for England (Special Health Authorities) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 14th March 2005.

Designation as body subject to investigation2

Each of the bodies listed in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (established by the Statutory Instrument for which the reference is given in column 2) is designated as a Special Health Authority to which section 2(1) of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (bodies subject to investigation by the Health Service Commissioner for England) 2 applies.

A K GallowayClerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULESPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES DESIGNATED AS SUBJECT TO INVESTIGATION

Article 2

Column 1

Column 2

Name of Special Health Authority

Reference for Establishment Order of the Special Health Authority

National Health Service Litigation Authority

1995/28003

National Institute for Clinical Excellence

1999/2204

National Patient Safety Agency

2001/17435

National Treatment Agency

2001/7136

Counter Fraud and Security Management Service

2002/3039

NHSU

2003/2772

NHS Professionals Special Health Authority

2003/30597

NHS Direct

2004/569

NHS Pensions Agency (Asiantaeth Pensiynau'r GIG)

2004/667

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the Special Health Authorities listed in the Schedule as health service bodies subject to investigation by the Health Service Commissioner for England under section 2 of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993.