Explanatory note

These Regulations bring into force specified provisions of the Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31) (“the Act”) on 9th May 2022. They are the first commencement regulations to be made under the Act.

Regulation 2(a) brings into force section 1(1) of the Act, which renames the NHS Commissioning Board as NHS England, only for the purposes of interpreting the words “NHS England” in the provisions inserted into the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41) (“the 2006 Act”) by the provisions in paragraphs (c) and (e) of regulation 2, and in the provision in paragraph (f) of regulation 2.

Regulation 2(b) brings into force section 19(1) of the Act (establishment of integrated care boards).

Regulation 2(c) partially brings into force section 19(2) of the Act, which inserts the new Chapter A3 (integrated care boards) into the 2006 Act. In so far as is relevant to these Regulations, Chapter A3 makes provision for the establishment of, and transfer schemes in connection with, integrated care boards.

Regulation 2(d) brings into force section 19(3) of the Act.

Regulation 2(e) brings into force section 19(4) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Act, to the extent that they insert Part 1 of the new Schedule 1B into the 2006 Act. Part 1 of Schedule 1B makes provision for the constitution of integrated care boards.

Regulation 2(f) brings into force section 38 of the Act, which confers powers on the Secretary of State to make schemes for the transfer of property, rights and liabilities in connection with the abolition of Monitor and the National Health Service Trust Development Authority. The Act makes further provision about the abolition of these bodies.

A full impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as the Regulations themselves have no impact on the private, voluntary or public sector. A full impact assessment has been prepared in relation to the Act, and a copy is available at https://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.