Introductory text

National Health Service, England

Social Care, England

Public Health, England

Made 26th January 2015

Laid before Parliament 28th January 2015

Coming into force 1st April 2015

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 20(1), (3) and (5A), 35, 86(2), 87(1) and (2) and 161(3) and (4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008^f1.

In accordance with section 20(8) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2008 c. 14. See section 97(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”) for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 20 of the 2008 Act was amended by sections 81 and 95 of the Care Act 2014 (c. 23). Section 161(3) of the 2008 Act was amended by section 294(4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7).