# Health and Social Care Act 2012, Section 53: Secretary of State's annual report


After section 247C of the National Health Service Act 2006 insert—
“Annual report
Secretary of State's annual report
247D (1) The Secretary of State must publish an annual report on the performance of the health service in England.
(2) The report must include the Secretary of State's assessment of the effectiveness of the discharge of the duties under sections 1A and 1C.
(3) The Secretary of State must lay any report prepared under this section before Parliament.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2012/section-53
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