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Section 224 Duties of responsible persons to respond to Local Healthwatch organisations or contractorsF9F10I1

England and Wales

(1)

The Secretary of State may by regulations impose, on a F1responsible person, duties—

(a)

as respects responding to requests for information made to the responsible person by F2a Local Healthwatch organisation or a Local Healthwatch contractor;

(b)

as respects dealing with reports or recommendations made to the responsible person by a Local Healthwatch organisation or a Local Healthwatch contractor; or

(c)

as respects dealing with reports or recommendations which, in accordance with any requirement imposed in regulations under paragraph (b), have been referred to the responsible person by another responsible person.

(2)

In subsection (1) “responsible person” means—

F3(za)

F4NHS England;

(F5zb)

an integrated care board;

(a)

a National Health Service trust;

(b)

an NHS foundation trust;

F6(c)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)

a local authority; or

(e)

a person prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

F7(3)

For the purposes of subsection (1), something is done by a Local Healthwatch organisation if it is done by that organisation—

(a)

in the carrying-on, under arrangements made under section 221(1), of activities specified in section 221(2), or

(b)

in compliance with a requirement imposed by virtue of section 223(2)(i).

(3A)

For the purposes of subsection (1), something is done by a Local Healthwatch contractor if it is done by that contractor in the carrying-on, under Local Healthwatch arrangements, of activities specified in section 221(2).

(4)

Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

F8(5)

In this section—

  • “Local Healthwatch arrangements” has the meaning given by section 222;

  • “Local Healthwatch contractor” has the meaning given by section 223.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 224 substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 150(a); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F2

Words in s. 224(1)(a)(b) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 186(2), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F3

S. 224(2)(za)(zb) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 150(b); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F4

Words in s. 224 substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(2); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)

F5

S. 224(2)(zb) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 4 para. 154; S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)

F6

S. 224(2)(c) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 150(c); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F7

S. 224(3)(3A) substituted for s. 224(3) (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 186(3), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F8

S. 224(5) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 186(4), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F9

Words in s. 224(2) title substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 150(d); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F10

Words in s. 224 title substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 186(5), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

Commencement

I1

S. 224 in force at 21.2.2008 by S.I. 2008/461, art. 2(1)(b)

Notes on Local arrangements

Textual amendments

F1

S. 221 cross-heading substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 182(10), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)