# National Health Service Act 2006, Paragraph 5: Power to require consideration of proposals for reconfiguration


(1) The Secretary of State may direct an NHS commissioning body to consider a reconfiguration of NHS services.
(2) The Secretary of State must publish any direction under this paragraph, together with an explanation of the reasons for giving it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/schedule/10A/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/schedule-10A/paragraph-5
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