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Health Service Commissioners Act 1993

1993 c. 46 · Enacted 5 November 1993 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 11 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 30 September 2026.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 4(6)repealedHealth and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Sch. 14 Pt. 2
s. 4(4)(a)words insertedNHS Redress Act 2006 s. 15(3)(b)
s. 3(1F)insertedNHS Redress Act 2006 s. 15(2)
s. 4(4)(a)words substitutedNHS Redress Act 2006 s. 15(3)(a)
s. 7(2)(b)word repealedNHS Redress Act 2006 s. 15(4)(a)
s. 7(2)(d) and wordinsertedNHS Redress Act 2006 s. 15(4)(b)
s. 11(1C)words insertedNHS Redress Act 2006 s. 15(5)
s. 14(2G)(2H)insertedNHS Redress Act 2006 s. 15(7)
s. 12(1A)words substitutedNHS Redress Act 2006 s. 15(6)
Sch. 2 para. 3repealedHealth Act 2009 Sch. 6
s. 2A(1)(c)words substitutedHealth and Care Act 2022 Sch. 3 para. 46

An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the Health Service Commissioners for England, for Wales and for Scotland with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.

[5th November 1993]

F1C1I1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

F1

Act repealed (S.) (23.10.2002) by 2002 asp 11, s. 25(1), Sch. 6 para. 14 (with savings in Sch. 7); S.S.I. 2002/467, art. 2

Modifications

C1

Act applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. II

Act applied (with modifications)(1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/726, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. II

Act applied (6.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/137, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II

Act applied (S.) (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 6, Sch. Pt. II (with art. 4(4))

Act applied (S.) (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II (with art.4(4))

Commencement

I1

Act not in force at Royal Assent; Act wholly in force at 5. 2. 1994 see s. 22(4).

Contents

  1. Health Service Commissioner
  2. 1The Commissioner.
  3. Health service bodies subject to investigation
  4. 2The bodies subject to investigation.
  5. Persons subject to investigation
  6. 2AHealth service providers subject to investigation.
  7. 2BIndependent providers subject to investigation.
  8. Matters subject to investigation
  9. 3General remit of Commissioner.
  10. Matters excluded from investigation
  11. 4Availability of other remedy.
  12. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 6General health services and service committees.
  14. 7Personnel, contracts etc.
  15. 7ACertain functions of Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland.
  16. Complaints
  17. 8Individuals and bodies entitled to complain.
  18. 9Requirements to be complied with.
  19. 10Referral of complaint by health service body.
  20. Investigations
  21. 11Procedure in respect of investigations.
  22. 12Evidence.
  23. 13Obstruction and contempt.
  24. Reports
  25. 14Reports by the Commissioner.
  26. 14AReports by Welsh Commissioner. Repealed
  27. 14BAction in response to reports by Welsh Commissioner. Repealed
  28. 14CReports: supplementary. Repealed
  29. Information and consultation
  30. 15Confidentiality of information.
  31. 16Information prejudicial to the safety of the State.
  32. 17Use of information by Commissioner in other capacity.
  33. 18Consultation during investigations.
  34. 18ZACollaborative working between the Commissioner and other Commissioners
  35. 18ADisclosure of information to Information Commission.
  36. Supplementary
  37. 19Interpretation.
  38. 20Consequential amendments and repeals.
  39. 21Transitional provisions.
  40. 22Short title, extent and commencement.
  41. Schedule 1: The English ... Commissioner
  42. Introductory
  43. A1Paragraph A1 Repealed
  44. Appointment of Commissioner
  45. 1Paragraph 1
  46. 1AParagraph 1A
  47. 1BParagraph 1B
  48. 1CParagraph 1C
  49. 1DParagraph 1D
  50. 1EParagraph 1E
  51. Appointment of acting Commissioner
  52. 2Paragraph 2
  53. Ineligibility of certain persons for appointment
  54. 3Paragraph 3
  55. 3AParagraph 3A
  56. Salaries
  57. 4Paragraph 4
  58. 5Paragraph 5
  59. 6Paragraph 6
  60. Pensions and other benefits
  61. 7Paragraph 7
  62. 8Paragraph 8
  63. 9Paragraph 9
  64. 10Paragraph 10
  65. Staff and advisers
  66. 11Paragraph 11
  67. 12Paragraph 12
  68. 12AParagraph 12A
  69. 13Paragraph 13
  70. Financial provisions
  71. 14Paragraph 14
  72. 15Paragraph 15
  73. Schedule 1A: The Welsh Commissioner
  74. ...
  75. Paragraph Repealed
  77. Paragraph Repealed
  79. Paragraph Repealed
  81. Paragraph Repealed
  83. Paragraph Repealed
  85. Paragraph Repealed
  87. Paragraph Repealed
  89. Paragraph Repealed
  91. Paragraph Repealed
  93. Paragraph Repealed
  95. Paragraph Repealed
  97. Paragraph Repealed
  99. Paragraph Repealed
  101. Paragraph Repealed
  102. Schedule 2: Consequential amendments
  103. The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c.13)
  104. 1Paragraph 1
  105. 2Paragraph 2
  106. The Local Government Act 1974 (c.7)
  107. 3Paragraph 3
  108. 4Paragraph 4
  109. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c.30)
  110. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  111. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  112. The Hospital Complaints Procedure Act 1985 (c.42)
  113. 7Paragraph 7
  114. The Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c.39)
  115. 8Paragraph 8
  116. Schedule 3Repeals
  117. Schedule: TABLE OF DERIVATIONS
  118. 1Notes:
  119. 2Paragraph 2
  120. 3Paragraph 3
  121. 4Paragraph 4