The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make amendments to instruments which are consequential on, or related to, the Health and Care Act 2022 (“HCA 2022”), and related transitional provisions.

Part 2 and the Schedule make amendments which are consequential on the establishment of integrated care boards and the abolition of clinical commissioning groups (see section 19 of the HCA 2022).

Part 3 makes amendments which are consequential on the abolition of Monitor (see section 33(1) of the HCA 2022) and the transfer of its functions to NHS England.

Part 4 makes amendments which are consequential on the abolition of the NHS Trust Development Authority (see section 36(1) of the HCA 2022) and the transfer of its functions to NHS England.

Part 5 makes amendments which are consequential on the abolition of Local Education and Training Boards (see section 90(1) of the HCA 2022) and the transfer of their functions to Health Education England.

Part 6 makes amendments which are consequential on the new virginity testing and hymenoplasty offences (see Part 5 of the HCA 2022).

Part 7 makes further amendments which are consequential on the HCA 2022 and transitional provisions.

Part 8 makes amendments to the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/2024) which are related to the HCA 2022.

Part 9 revokes the National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1631) and the National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups—Disapplication of Responsibility) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/350) in consequence of the abolition of clinical commissioning groups (see section 19 of the HCA 2022).

An impact assessment has been prepared in relation to the HCA 2022. A copy is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-care-bill-combined-impact-assessments. A hard copy can be obtained by writing to the Department of Health and Social Care, 39 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EU.