# The Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2025

S.I. 2025/819 · made 17 June 2025

This Order amends the Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006 (“the Establishment Order”), which established the Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (“the trust”).

Made under: National Health Service Act 2006 (Section 25, Section 272)

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## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 17th June 2025
Coming into force 1st July 2025
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 25(1), 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006.
In accordance with section 25(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has completed the consultation prescribed by regulations made under that section.

## 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2025 and comes into force on 1st July 2025.
(2) In this Order, “the Establishment Order” means the Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.

## 2 Amendment of interpretation provision

For article 1(2) of the Establishment Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), omit the definitions of “the Act”, “community health services” and “operational date”.

## 3 Amendment to nature and functions of the trust

For article 3 of the Establishment Order (nature and functions of the trust), substitute—
“3 The trust’s functions are to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health service.”.

## 4 Amendment of requirements relating to directors

For article 4 of the Establishment Order (directors of the trust), substitute—
“4 The trust must have, in addition to the chairman, 6 non-executive directors and 5 executive directors.”.

## 5 Removal of specification of operational date

For article 5 of the Establishment Order (operational date and accounting date of the trust) and the heading to that article, substitute—
“Accounting date of the trust
5 The accounting date of the trust is 31st March.”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Karin Smyth
Minister of State
Department of Health and Social Care
17th June 2025

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2006 (“the Establishment Order”), which established the Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust (“the trust”).
Article 2 amends article 1 of the Establishment Order to remove definitions which are no longer needed as they are of no on-going relevance.
Article 3 sets out the functions of the trust as being to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health service. It removes the reference to ambulance and associated transport and other services including community health services.
Article 4 increases the number of non-executive directors in addition to the chairman, that the trust must have from 5 to 6.
Article 5 omits the specification of the trust's “operational date” as it is of no on-going relevance.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/819 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/yorkshire-ambulance-service-national-health-service-trust-establishment-amendment-order-2025
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