{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2012/section-99",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2012/section-99.json",
  "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/99",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "99",
  "heading": "Notification of commissioners where continuation of services at risk",
  "text": "(1) This section applies where NHS England—\n(a) takes action in the case of a licence holder in reliance on a condition in the licence under section 97(1)(i), (j) or (k), and\n(b) does so because it is satisfied that the continued provision for the purposes of the NHS of health care services to which that condition applies is being put at significant risk by the configuration of certain health care services provided for those purposes.\n(2) In subsection (1), a reference to the provision of services is a reference to their provision by the licence holder or any other provider.\n(3) NHS England must as soon as reasonably practicable notify such integrated care boards as NHS England considers appropriate—\n(a) of the action it has taken, and\n(b) of its reasons for being satisfied as mentioned in subsection (1)(b).\n(4) NHS England must publish for each financial year a list of the notifications under this section that it has given during that year; and the list must include for each notification a summary of NHS England’s reasons for being satisfied as mentioned in subsection (1)(b).\n(5) ... Integrated care boards, having received a notification under this section, must have regard to it in arranging for the provision of health care services for the purposes of the NHS.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 99(1) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 5 para. 63(2); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 99(3) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 5 para. 63(3); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 99(4) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 5 para. 63(4)(a); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 99(4) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 5 para. 63(4)(b); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 99(5) omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 5 para. 63(5); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 99(5) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 4 para. 177; S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 99 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/671, art. 2(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/99",
    "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."
}