{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008/section-25",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008/section-25.json",
  "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/25",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Effect of code under s. 21 or 21A and guidance under s. 23",
  "text": "(1) Codes of practice under sections 21 and 21A and guidance under section 23 are to be taken into account—\n(a) in the making of any decision by the Commission under this Chapter;\n(b) in any proceedings for the making of an order under section 30;\n(c) in any proceedings on an appeal against such a decision or order;\n(d) in any proceedings for an offence under section 33 or under regulations under section 20.\n(2) Codes of practice under sections 21 and 21A and guidance under section 23 are also admissible in evidence in other criminal or civil proceedings.\n(3) A failure to observe any provision of a code of practice under section 21 or 21A or guidance under section 23 does not of itself make a person liable to any criminal or civil proceedings.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 25(1) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 181(6)(b), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 25(2) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 181(6)(c)(i), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in s. 25(2) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 181(6)(c)(ii), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 25(3) inserted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 181(6)(d), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 25 heading inserted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 181(6)(a), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 25 in force at 12.1.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/3168, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 25 in force at 11.12.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/3023, art. 2(c) (with arts. 3-17) (as amended (8.2.2010) by S.I. 2010/47, art. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/14/section/25",
    "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."
}