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Section 257 Requests under section 255: supplementaryC1I1

(1)

F1NHS England must publish procedures for—

(a)

the making and consideration of requests under section 255, and

(b)

the reconsideration by NHS England of a decision not to comply with such a request.

(2)

The procedure mentioned in subsection (1)(b) must provide for the person who made the request to have an opportunity to make representations to NHS England within a reasonable period for the purposes of the reconsideration.

(3)

NHS England may charge a person a reasonable fee in respect of the cost of complying with a request made by that person under section 255.

(4)

Before making a request under section 255 a person must consult NHS England.

(5)

NHS England must publish details of—

(a)

any mandatory request, and

(b)

any other request under section 255 with which NHS England is obliged, or decides, to comply.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Words in s. 257 substituted (1.2.2023) by The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/98), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 17(9) (with reg. 3)

Modifications

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Pt. 9 Ch. 2: power to amend conferred (1.7.2022) by 2021 c. 3, s 43(3) (as inserted by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 101(5)(b), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30))

Commencement

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S. 257 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

Notes on Chapter 2

Textual amendments

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Pt. 9 Ch. 2 heading substituted (1.2.2023) by The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/98), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 17(2) (with reg. 3)