Introductory text

National Health Service, England

Social Care, England

Public Health, England

Made at 9.30 a.m. on 18th December 2023

Laid before Parliament at 4.00 p.m. on 18th December 2023

Coming into force 6th April 2024

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 20(2) and (3) 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. The opening words of section 20(2) were substituted by section 1 of the Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 (c. 28). Section 20(3) was amended by section 173 of the Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31). Section 161(3) was amended by section 294(4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7). See section 97(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.