The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No.4, Transitional, Savings and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013

Saving and transitional provision in relation to the Health Service Commissioner, the Care Quality Commission and the abolition of Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities

6.—(1) A complaint made under the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993(1) to the Health Service Commissioner for England in relation to a Primary Care Trust or a Strategic Health Authority, whether made before, on or after 1st April 2013, may be investigated by the Commissioner notwithstanding the abolition of the Trust or Authority.

(2) A review or investigation in relation to a Primary Care Trust or a Strategic Health Authority, whether begun before, on or after 1st April 2013, may be conducted by the Care Quality Commission, notwithstanding the abolition of the Trust or Authority, and the Commission must send a copy of the report of the result of the investigation to the Secretary of State.