{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-care-act-2022/schedule-8/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-care-act-2022/schedule-8/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2022/31",
  "legislation_title": "Health and Care Act 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-care-act-2022",
  "path": "schedule/8/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 65H (consultation requirements) is amended as follows.\n(2) In subsection (7)—\n(a) omit paragraph (za);\n(b) in paragraph (b), omit “other”;\n(c) for paragraphs (c) and (d) substitute—\n“(c) the member of Parliament for any constituency, if required by directions given by NHS England;\n(d) any other person specified in a direction given by NHS England.”\n(3) Omit subsection (8).\n(4) In subsection (9)(a), omit “the Board and”.\n(5) After subsection (9) insert—\n“(9A) NHS England may direct the administrator to hold a meeting to seek a response from any person.”\n(6) For subsection (10) substitute—\n“(10) The Secretary of State may direct NHS England as to the persons from whom it should direct the administrator to—\n(a) request a written response (for NHS England’s powers of direction, see subsection (7)(c) and (d));\n(b) seek a response by holding a meeting (for NHS England’s power of direction, see subsection (9A)).”\n(7) Omit subsection (10A).\n(8) In subsection (12), omit paragraph (b) and the “and” before it.\n(9) Omit subsection (13).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 8 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 186(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 8 para. 7 in force at 1.7.2022 by S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/31/schedule/8/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:56:41.503468+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}