{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008/section-21A",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/14",
  "legislation_title": "Health and Social Care Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008",
  "path": "section/21A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "21A",
  "heading": "Learning disability and autism training: code of practice",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State must issue a code of practice about compliance with requirements imposed by virtue of section 20(5ZA) (requirements relating to training on learning disability and autism).\n(2) The code must make provision about—\n(a) the content of training;\n(b) training appropriate to different roles;\n(c) circumstances in which it is appropriate for training to be delivered in person;\n(d) the involvement of people with learning disability, autistic people, or their carers, in the provision of training;\n(e) accreditation of training;\n(f) procurement of training;\n(g) monitoring and evaluation of the impact of training;\n(3) The code may make different provision for different cases or circumstances.\n(4) The Secretary of State must, at least once every five years—\n(a) review the code, and\n(b) lay before Parliament a report setting out the findings of the review.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 21A inserted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 181(4), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/14/section/21A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:00.738432+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."
}