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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND

PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND

Made 25th February 2025

Coming into force 30th March 2025

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8, 20(1) to (5A), 35, 86(2) and (4), 87(1) and (2) and 161(3) and (4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008f1.

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

A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 162(3) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and was approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

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2008 c. 14. Section 20 was amended by sections 81 and 95 of the Care Act 2014 (c. 23), section 1 of the Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 (c. 28) and sections 173 and 181 of the Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31). Sections 35 and 87(2) were amended by S.I. 2015/664. 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”.