Explanatory note

These Regulations are made under section 3B of the National Health Service Act 2006 (c.41). They amend Schedule 3 to the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012 /2996) (“the Principal Regulations”).

The Board is under an obligation under regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations to make arrangements for the provision of certain services, as part of the health service, to persons detained at the immigration removal centres specified in table 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations. Regulation 2 amends that table to add The Verne Immigration Removal Centre to the list of such centres.

No impact assessment has been carried out.