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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2012/section-226",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2012/7",
  "legislation_title": "Health and Social Care Act 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2012",
  "path": "section/226",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "226",
  "heading": "Accountability and governance",
  "text": "(1) Schedule 7 to the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (constitution etc. of the Authority) is amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph 4 (membership and chair)—\n(a) in paragraph (e), for “the Secretary of State” substitute “the Privy Council”, and\n(b) in paragraph (f), for “two executive members” substitute “one executive member”.\n(3) In paragraph 6 (appointments), for “The Secretary of State” substitute “The Privy Council”.\n(4) In paragraph 10 (remuneration and allowances)—\n(a) in each of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), for “the Secretary of State” substitute “the Authority”, and\n(b) for sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) substitute—\n“(3) The Authority may provide for the payment of such pension, allowance or gratuities as it may determine to or in respect of a person who is or has been the chair or any other member of the Authority.\n(4) The Authority may, where it considers there are special circumstances that make it right for a person ceasing to hold office as chair of the Authority to receive compensation, pay the person such compensation as it may determine.”\n(5) In paragraph 11 (employees)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “members” substitute “member”, and\n(b) in sub-paragraph (2), for “members must be employees” substitute “member must be an employee”.\n(6) In paragraph 15 (accounts)—\n(a) in each of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), for “the Secretary of State” substitute “the Privy Council”, and\n(b) in sub-paragraph (3)—\n(i) omit “the Secretary of State and”, and\n(ii) for “the Secretary of State” substitute “the Privy Council”.\n(7) In paragraph 16 (reports and other information), after sub-paragraph (1A) insert—\n“(1B) The Authority must, by such date in each year as the Privy Council determines, publish—\n(a) a strategic plan for the Authority for the coming financial year, and\n(b) a strategic plan for the Authority for such of the subsequent financial years as the Authority may determine.”\n(8) In sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph, after “its report for that year” insert “, and a copy of each of its strategic plans published in that year,”.\n(9) In section 38 of that Act (regulations and orders), after subsection (3E) (inserted by section 223(13)) insert—\n“(3F) A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Privy Council under paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 226(1) in force at 1.12.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/2657, art. 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 226(1) in force at 4.6.2018 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2018/617, art. 2(b) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 226(2)(a) in force at 9.6.2014 by S.I. 2014/1454, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I4",
      "text": "S. 226(2)(b)(5) in force at 1.12.2012 by S.I. 2012/2657, art. 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I5",
      "text": "S. 226(3)(4)(6)-(9) in force at 4.6.2018 by S.I. 2018/617, art. 2(b) (with art. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/226",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:58.603352+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."
}