Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Regulation 2 of these Regulations gives effect to the requirements set out in the Secretary of State’s mandate to the National Health Service Commissioning Board for the financial year from 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018. The mandate was published and laid before Parliament on 20 March 2017.
The mandate is published at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-mandate-2017-to-2018. A hard copy can be obtained by writing to the Department of Health, 79 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2NS.
No impact assessment has been produced for these Regulations as they have no impact on the private sector and civil society organisations, and no significant effect on the public sector.