Explanatory note

These Regulations make provision in relation to the functions of Patients' Forums established under section 15 of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002.

The Regulations make provision in relation to the exercise of Patients' Forums' functions in England. In particular, they make provision for joint exercise of functions and co-operation (regulation 2), rights of entry and inspection of premises (regulation 3), annual accounts (regulation 4), the provision of information to Patients' Forums (regulations 5 and 6), referrals to overview and scrutiny committees (regulation 7), and annual and other reports (regulation 8).