# The Gloucestershire Care Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2013

S.I. 2013/531 · made 7 March 2013 · revised to 6 November 2023

This Order establishes on 22nd March 2013 a National Health Service trust called the Gloucestershire Care Services National Health Service Trust (“the trust”).

Made under: National Health Service Act 2006 (Section 25, Section 272, Schedule 4 paragraph 5, Schedule 4 paragraph 7)

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## Introductory text

National Health Service, England
Made 7th March 2013
Coming into force 22nd March 2013
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1) and 272(7) of, and paragraphs 5 and 7 of Schedule 4 to, the National Health Service Act 2006.
The Secretary of State for Health makes this Order following the completion of the consultation prescribed under section 25(3) of the National Health Service Act 2006.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Gloucestershire Care Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2013 and comes into force on 22nd March 2013.
(2) In this Order—
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;
“community health services” means any services—
(a)whose provision must be arranged by an integrated care board under section 3(1)(g) or (i) of the Act;
(b)which are of a kind mentioned in section 3(1)(g) or (i) of the Act, but—
(i)whose provision must be arranged by NHS England under regulations made under section 3B of the Act; or
(ii)which may be provided by the Secretary of State or a local authority under section 2B of the Act;
(c)which a local authority must provide under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act;
(d)which a local authority may provide under paragraph 2 or 7A of Schedule 1 to the Act; or
(e)which the Secretary of State must provide under paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Act;
“establishment date” means 22nd March 2013;
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“the trust” means the National Health Service trust established by article 2.

## 2 Establishment and name of the trust

There is established a National Health Service trust which is called the Gloucestershire Care Services National Health Service Trust.

## 3 Nature and functions of the trust

The trust’s functions shall be to provide goods and services, namely hospital accommodation and services and community health services, for the purposes of the health service.

## 4 Directors of the trust

(1) The trust shall have, in addition to the chair, 5 executive directors and 6 non-executive directors.
(2) If the Secretary of State suspends the chair, or a non-executive director of the trust, the number of non-executive directors of the trust shall increase during the period of suspension by the number of persons so suspended.

## 5 Accounting date of the trust

The accounting date of the trust shall be 31st March.

## 6 Limited functions before operational date

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## 7 Assistance by Strategic Health Authority before operational date

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## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Earl Howe
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health
7th March 2013

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes on 22nd March 2013 a National Health Service trust called the Gloucestershire Care Services National Health Service Trust (“the trust”).
The Order sets out the functions of the trust (article 3) and the number of executive and non-executive directors of the trust (article 4). It also sets out the operational date (the date on which the trust assumes all its functions), the accounting date of the trust (article 5), the limited functions that the trust may carry out between its establishment and operational dates (article 6) and makes provision for assistance to be given by the South West Strategic Health Authority (article 7).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/531 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/gloucestershire-care-services-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-2013
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