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SIXTH
MARSHALLED
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
ON REPORT
The amendments have been marshalled in accordance with the Order of 1st February 2012, as follows—
Clauses 147 to 149 Schedule 13 Clauses 150 to 178 Schedule 14 Clauses 179 to 181 Schedule 15 Clauses 182 to 230 Schedule 16 Clause 231 Schedule 17 Clauses 232 to 248 Schedule 18 | Clauses 249 to 251 Schedule 19 Clauses 252 to 273 Schedule 20 Clauses 274 to 276 Schedule 21 Clauses 277 to 293 Schedule 22 Clauses 294 to 296 Schedules 23 and 24 Clauses 297 to 305 |
[Amendments marked * are new or have been altered]
After Clause 147
217A
[Re-tabled as Amendment 292A]
Clause 149
EARL HOWE
218
Page 148, line 26, at end insert—
“( ) Until section 8 comes into force, the references in this Part to the National Health Service Commissioning Board (other than the reference in section 95(11)(b)) are to be read as references to the NHS Commissioning Board Authority.
( ) Until the day specified by Secretary of State for the purposes of section 14A of the National Health Service Act 2006, the references in this Part to a clinical commissioning group (other than the reference in section 95(11)(a)) are to be read as references to a Primary Care Trust.
( ) Until section 180 comes into force, the following provisions in this Part are to be read as if the words “and its Healthwatch England committee” were omitted—
(a) section 84(4)(c);
(b) section 85(5)(a)(iii);
(c) section 96(2)(e);
(d) section 100(2)(e).”
Clause 153
BARONESS THORNTON
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
218A
Page 151, line 32, at end insert—
“(1B) Annual proper accounts and proper records must be separately prepared and kept which separately detail the income and expenditure derived—
(a) from private charges, and
(b) in relation to the provision of services to NHS patients.
(1C) “Private charges” means charges imposed in respect of goods and services provided to patients other than patients being provided with goods and services for the purposes of the health service in England.”
Clause 163
LORD TURNBERG
LORD WALTON OF DETCHANT
219
Page 159, line 35, at end insert—
“(c) the promotion of education and training”
BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF
220
Page 159, line 35, at end insert—
“( ) NHS hospitals may provide private care as long as it is not detrimental to providing a public health service.”
BARONESS THORNTON
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
220A
Page 159, leave out lines 36 to 40
BARONESS WILLIAMS OF CROSBY
LORD MARKS OF HENLEY-ON-THAMES
220B
Page 159, leave out lines 39 and 40 and insert “such proportion of its income from the provision of goods and services for all purposes as the NHS foundation trust may agree with Monitor, provided that any such agreed proportion shall in no circumstances be more than one half.
(2B) In the event that an NHS foundation trust fails to agree with Monitor such proportion as is mentioned in subsection (2A) above, the question of the appropriate proportion shall be referred to arbitration by an arbitrator appointed by the Secretary of State for the purpose.”
EARL HOWE
220BZA
Page 159, line 42, at end insert—
“( ) for “The” substitute “An”,”
220BZB
Page 160, line 8, at end insert—
“(3B) Each document prepared by an NHS foundation trust under paragraph 27 of Schedule 7 (forward plan) must include information about—
(a) the activities other than the provision of goods and services for the purposes of the health service in England that the trust proposes to carry on, and
(b) the income it expects to receive from doing so.
(3C) Where a document which is being prepared under paragraph 27 of Schedule 7 contains a proposal that an NHS foundation trust carry on an activity of a kind mentioned in subsection (3B)(a), the council of governors of the trust must—
(a) determine whether it is satisfied that the carrying on of the activity will not to any significant extent interfere with the fulfilment by the trust of its principal purpose or the performance of its other functions, and
(b) notify the directors of the trust of its determination.
(3D) An NHS foundation trust which proposes to increase by 5% or more the proportion of its total income in any financial year attributable to activities other than the provision of goods and services for the purposes of the health service in England may implement the proposal only if more than half of the members of the council of governors of the trust voting approve its implementation.”
Clause 164
LORD PHILLIPS OF SUDBURY
BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF
LORD KAKKAR
LORD DARZI OF DENHAM
220BA
Page 160, line 24, leave out subsection (2)
220BB
Page 160, line 27, at end insert—
“( ) In section 44 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (private health care) after subsection (7) insert—
“(7A) Goods and services may only be provided by an NHS foundation trust to patients other than for the purposes of the health service on the basis of equality of access to essential clinical care and treatment as between such patients and those patients being provided with such care and treatment for the purposes of the health service.””
BARONESS THORNTON
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
220C
Leave out Clause 164 and insert the following new Clause—
“Private health care
In section 44 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (private health care) after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) The proportion of income specified in subsection (2) may be varied subject to the approval of—
(a) the members of the NHS foundation trust by a majority vote after a formal consultation process,
(b) the governors of the NHS foundation trust by a majority vote, and
(c) the Board.
(3B) The basis for any such consultation, which must also include the views of the relevant Health and Well-being Boards and Clinical commissioning groups, is to be set out in regulations made under this section.
(3C) Where the proportion of income is varied in line with subsection (3A) above, this may not exceed 5% of the total income of the NHS foundation trust or mental health foundation trust in any financial year without the additional approval of Monitor.
(3D) In carrying out its duty under subsection (3C) Monitor must have regard to matters set out in regulations made under this section, including ensuring that benefits to NHS patients can be demonstrated, and that proper consultation has been conducted, as well as having regard to the matters outlined in section 64 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.””
Clause 172
BARONESS THORNTON
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
220D
Leave out Clause 172
Clause 174
EARL HOWE
221
Page 167, line 24, at end insert—
“( ) If, at any time before section 8 comes into force, Monitor obtains the approval of the NHS Commissioning Board Authority to publish guidance under section 65DA(4)(c) or (5) of the National Health Service Act 2006, that approval is to be treated for the purposes of subsection (6)(b) of that section as approval obtained from the National Health Service Commissioning Board.”
Clause 178
BARONESS THORNTON
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
221A
Leave out Clause 178
Schedule 14
EARL HOWE
222
Page 392, line 20, leave out “section 78” and insert “sections 78 and 79”
223
Page 400, line 12, at end insert—
“Charities Act 2011 (c. 25)The Charities Act 2011 is amended as follows.
In section 149 (audit or examination of English NHS charity accounts), in subsection (7), omit paragraphs (c), (d) and (e).
In section 150 (audit or examination of Welsh NHS charity accounts), in subsection (4)—
(a) in paragraph (b), omit the words from “all or most” to the end,
(b) in paragraph (c), omit “falling within paragraph (b)”, and
(c) in paragraph (d), omit “such”.”
Clause 180
LORD PATEL
LORD HARRIS OF HARINGEY
BARONESS WHEELER
LORD WHITTY
[In substitution for Amendment 231ZA]
223A
Page 176, line 16, at end insert—
“( ) After Section 158 (Duty to consult Board in relation to regulations about patient information) insert the following new Section—
“Representation of Patients’ InterestsHealthwatch England
(1) There shall be a body corporate known as Healthwatch England.
(2) The primary duty of Healthwatch England shall be to represent the interests of patients and users of national health services and social care services (hereafter known as “patients and users”) in relation to providers, regulators and the Secretary of State.
(3) Healthwatch England shall be independent of any provider of national health or social care services or of any regulator of health or social care or of any other body established by this Act or otherwise.
(4) Healthwatch England shall have the following functions—
(a) to establish a local healthwatch organisation for each local authority area;
(b) to provide each local healthwatch organisation with such resources as may be agreed by Healthwatch England;
(c) to provide local healthwatch organisations with advice on, and assistance in relation to, their functions and on such other matters that Healthwatch England may determine; and
(d) to provide relevant persons with information and advice on—
(i) the views of people who use health and social care services and of other members of the public on their needs for, and experiences of, health and social care services; and
(ii) the views of local healthwatch organisations and of other persons on the standard of provision of health and social care services and on whether or how the standard could or should be improved.
(5) Relevant persons referred to in subsection (4)(d) are—
(a) the Secretary of State;
(b) the National Health Service Commissioning Board;
(c) the Care Quality Commission;
(d) Monitor; and
(e) English local authorities.
(6) A person provided with advice under subsection (4)(d) must inform Healthwatch England in writing of his or her response or proposed response to the advice.
(7) Healthwatch England shall in addition have powers of investigation as prescribed in subsections (8) and (9) and powers to require disclosure of information as prescribed in subsection (6).
(8) Healthwatch England may investigate—
(a) a complaint made by or on behalf of a patient or user or a local healthwatch organisation which appears to the Board to raise one or more issues of general relevance; or
(b) any matter which appears to the Board of Healthwatch UK to be or be related to a problem which affects or may affect patients or users generally or patients or users of a particular description.
(9) For the purposes of subsection (8) a complaint raises an issue of general relevance if it raises—
(a) a novel issue which affects or may affect patients or users in general or patients or users of a particular description, or
(b) any other issue which has or may have an important effect on patients or users generally or patients or users of a particular description.
(10) Healthwatch England may by notice require a person within subsection (11) to supply it with such information as is specified or described in the notice within a reasonable period as is so specified and the information so specified or described must be information that Healthwatch England requires for the purpose of exercising its function.
(11) The persons referred to in subsection (6) are—
(a) any provider of health or social care services licensed by the Care Quality Commission and Monitor under the provisions of this Act;
(b) the National Health Service Commissioning Board;
(c) Monitor;
(d) Care Quality Commission; and
(e) any other person specified or of a description specified by the Secretary of State.
(12) If a person within subsection (11) fails to comply with a notice under subsection (10) the person must, if so required, give notice to Healthwatch England of the reason for the failure and if that reason for failure is not acceptable to the Board of Healthwatch England then the Board of Healthwatch England may take steps to publish the notice and the reasons for failure provided or to seek enforcement of the said notice through the courts.
(13) Healthwatch England must publish details of arrangements it makes under this section, including details of payments of remuneration or other amounts.
(14) In performing functions under this section, Healthwatch England must have regard to such aspects of Government policy as the Secretary of State may direct.
(15) As soon as possible after the end of each financial year, Healthwatch England must publish a report on the way in which it has exercised its functions during the year.
(16) Healthwatch England must—
(a) lay before Parliament a copy of each report made under subsection (15); and
(b) send a copy of each such report to the Secretary of State.
(17) Healthwatch England may publish other reports at such times, and on such matters relating to health or social care, as it deems appropriate.
(18) Before publishing a report under subsection (15) or (17), Healthwatch England must, so far as practicable, exclude any matter which relates to the private affairs of an individual, the publication of which, in its opinion, would or might seriously and prejudicially affect that individual’s interests.
(19) In this section “financial year” means—
(a) the period beginning with the date on which Healthwatch England is appointed and ending with the following 31 March, and
(b) each successive period of 12 months ending with 31 March.”.”
BARONESS CUMBERLEGE
BARONESS JOLLY
224
Page 176, line 25, at end insert—
“( ) The provision that must be made by virtue of sub-paragraph (1A) includes provision as to—
(a) the majority membership of Healthwatch England committee being elected from representatives of Local Healthwatch organisations, and
(b) the manner in which those representatives are elected, the term which they must serve and the role that they must fulfil.”
EARL HOWE
225
Page 176, leave out lines 26 to 29
EARL HOWE
BARONESS CUMBERLEGE
226
Page 176, line 30, leave out subsection (3) and insert—
“(3) After sub-paragraph (5) insert—
“(5A) Regulations under sub-paragraph (1A) must make provision requiring a person who has power to appoint a member of the Healthwatch England committee to secure that a majority of the members of the committee are not members of the Commission.
(5B) Regulations under sub-paragraph (1A) may specify other results which a person who has power to appoint a member of the committee must secure.
(5C) Regulations under sub-paragraph (1A) may, in particular, make provision as to—
(a) eligibility for appointment;
(b) procedures for selecting or proposing persons for appointment.
(5D) Regulations under sub-paragraph (1A) may, in particular, make provision as to—
(a) the removal or suspension of members of the committee;
(b) the payment of remuneration and allowances to members.”.”
EARL HOWE
226ZA
Page 176, line 34, leave out “Advice given by Healthwatch England” and insert “Healthwatch England and Local Healthwatch organisations”
226ZB
Page 176, line 36, after “(2)” insert “, (2A), (2B)”
226ZC
Page 177, line 2, leave out “advice on” and insert “general advice”
226ZD
Page 177, line 3, leave out “or in pursuance of”
226ZE
Page 177, line 5, at end insert—
“(aa) the making of arrangements in pursuance of arrangements made under section 221(1) of that Act (see section 222(2B) of that Act);”
226ZF
Page 177, line 6, leave out “by the organisations”
226ZG
Page 177, line 7, at end insert—
“(2A) The function in this subsection is a power to make recommendations of a general nature to English local authorities about the making of arrangements under section 221(1) of that Act.
(2B) The function in this subsection is a power, where the Healthwatch England committee is of the opinion that the activities specified in section 221(2) of that Act are not being carried on properly in an English local authority’s area, to give the authority concerned written notice of its opinion.”
BARONESS CUMBERLEGE
226A
Page 177, line 7, at end insert—
“(3) A Local Healthwatch organisation must have due regard to any advice or assistance provided by Healthwatch England under subsection (2).”
BARONESS TYLER OF ENFIELD
BARONESS MASSEY OF DARWEN
BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF
BARONESS MASHAM OF ILTON
227
Page 177, line 10, leave out “people” and insert “adults and children”
BARONESS JOLLY
227A
Page 177, line 12, after “services” insert “including services directly commissioned by the NHS Commissioning Board at a regional or national level”
BARONESS CUMBERLEGE
BARONESS JOLLY
228
Page 177, line 35, at end insert—
“45AA Conflicts of interest
(1) In making arrangements under section 45A(1), the Commission must have regard to any conflicts guidance issued by the Secretary of State.
(2) In exercising functions on behalf of the Commission, the Healthwatch England committee must have regard to any conflicts guidance issued by the Secretary of State.
(3) In this section, “conflicts guidance” means guidance about managing conflicts between—
(a) the exercise of functions by the Commission, and
(b) the exercise of functions by the Healthwatch England committee on the Commission’s behalf.”
EARL HOWE
BARONESS CUMBERLEGE
229
Page 177, line 47, at end insert “and to every Local Healthwatch organisation”
BARONESS TYLER OF ENFIELD
BARONESS JOLLY
229A
Page 178, line 2, at end insert—
“(3A) Where a recommendation is made to the committee under section 221(2)(ga) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (reports under subsection (3)), the committee must have regard to the recommendation.”
EARL HOWE
230
Page 179, line 5, leave out subsection (14) and insert—
“(14) The Healthwatch England committee is to be treated for the purposes of section 2(1) of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 as a body that includes all the members of the Care Quality Commission.”
LORD PATEL
LORD WARNER
231
Leave out Clause 180
231ZA
[Withdrawn]
231ZB
[Re-tabled as Amendment 234ZA]
After Clause 180
BARONESS BAKEWELL
231A
Insert the following new Clause—
“Healthwatch England’s Commissioner for Older People
(1) The Health and Social Care Act 2008 is amended as follows.
(2) In Chapter 3 of Part 1 (quality of health and social care), before section 46 and the preceding cross-heading insert—
“Healthwatch England’s Commissioner for Older PeopleHealthwatch England’s Commissioner for Older People
(1) A member of Healthwatch England shall be designated as the Commissioner for Older People in England.
(2) The Commissioner shall exercise their functions independent of their role as a member of Healthwatch England.
(3) The general functions of the Commissioner shall be to consult with and garner the opinions of older people, and to represent those opinions in all arenas of public discourse including Parliament.
(4) The Commissioner shall be free to set its own parameters within the broad context of monitoring institutions.
(5) The Commissioner must encourage the involvement of older people in the work of the Commissioner.
(6) The Commissioner must, in a particular, take reasonable steps to listen to and consult with older people on the work to be undertaken by the Commissioner.””
Clause 181
EARL HOWE
231B
Leave out Clause 181
Schedule 15
EARL HOWE
231C
Leave out Schedule 15
Clause 182
BARONESS CUMBERLEGE
BARONESS JOLLY
232
Page 180, line 14, at end insert—
“(2) For subsection (1) substitute—
“(1) Unless a Local Healthwatch decides to make its own arrangements, A must make arrangements for securing that the Local Healthwatch for its area has the services, staff and accommodation (including such administration, maintenance, cleaning and other services as may be necessary for such accommodation) as may be necessary to enable it to perform its functions effectively.
(1A) A shall, in respect of each financial year, pay to the Local Healthwatch for its area sums equal to the amounts which it has approved as the amounts of expenditure which it considers may reasonably be incurred by Local Healthwatch in that year for the purpose of performing its functions.”
(3) In subsection (2) for “activities” substitute “functions of a Local Healthwatch”.”
BARONESS TYLER OF ENFIELD
BARONESS MASSEY OF DARWEN
BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF
BARONESS MASHAM OF ILTON
233
Page 180, line 14, at end insert—
“( ) In subsection (2)(a), (b) and (c) for “people” substitute “adults and children”.”
BARONESS JOLLY
234
Page 180, line 15, after “(2)” insert “—
(a) in each of paragraphs (a) to (c), before “people” insert “local”, and
(b) ”
BARONESS TYLER OF ENFIELD
BARONESS JOLLY
234ZA
Page 180, line 28, after “Commission);“ insert—
“(ga) making recommendations to that committee to publish reports under section 45B(3) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 about particular matters;“
EARL HOWE
234A
Page 180, line 37, at end insert—
“( ) After subsection (3A) insert—
“(3B) Each local authority must ensure that only one set of arrangements under subsection (1) in relation to its area is in force at any one time.””
BARONESS JOLLY
235
Page 180, line 37, at end insert—
“( ) In subsection (6), after the definition of “local care services” insert—
““local people”, in relation to a local authority, means—
(a) people who live in the local authority’s area,
(b) people to whom care services are being or may be provided in that area,
(c) people from that area to whom care services are being provided in any place, and
(d) people who are (taken together) representative of the people mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c);”.”
EARL HOWE
235A
Page 180, line 38, leave out subsection (7) and insert—
“(7) In the title to section 221, omit “: local involvement networks”
235B
Page 180, line 39, at end insert—
“( ) For the cross-heading preceding that section substitute “Local arrangements”.”
235C
Page 180, line 39, at end insert—
“( ) After section 45B of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (inserted by section 180(4)), insert—
“45C Granting licence to use trade mark
(1) The Commission may grant a Local Healthwatch organisation a licence authorising the use, in relation to the carrying on of activities under arrangements made under section 221(1) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, of a registered trade mark of which the Commission is the proprietor.
(2) A licence under this section may not provide for the grant of a sub-licence by the licensee other than a sub-licence authorising the use of the mark by a Local Healthwatch contractor in relation to the carrying on of Local Healthwatch arrangements.
(3) In this section—
“Local Healthwatch arrangements” has the meaning given by section 222 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007,
“Local Healthwatch contractor” has the meaning given by section 223 of that Act, and
“registered trade mark” and “use” have the same meaning as in the Trade Marks Act 1994.””
Clause 183
EARL HOWE
235D
Page 181, leave out lines 2 to 4 and insert—
“(2) The arrangements must be made with a body corporate which—
(a) is a social enterprise, and
(b) satisfies such criteria as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(2A) For so long as the arrangements are in force, the body with which they are made—
(a) has the function of carrying on in A’s area the activities specified in section 221(2), and
(b) is to be known as the “Local Healthwatch organisation” for A’s area.
(2B) But the arrangements may authorise the Local Healthwatch organisation to make, in pursuance of those arrangements, arrangements (“Local Healthwatch arrangements”) with a person (other than A) for that person—
(a) to assist the organisation in carrying on in A’s area some or all of the activities, or
(b) (subject to provision made under section 223(2)(e)) to carry on in A’s area some (but not all) of the activities on the organisation’s behalf.”
BARONESS CUMBERLEGE
BARONESS JOLLY
236
Page 181, line 4, leave out “activities” and insert “its functions”
EARL HOWE
236A
Page 181, line 5, leave out subsection (3) and insert—
“(3) In subsection (3), for the words from the beginning to “who is not” substitute “None of the following is capable of being a Local Healthwatch organisation”.”
236B
Page 181, line 7, leave out subsection (4) and insert—
“(4) For subsection (4) substitute—
“(4) The arrangements must secure the result that Local Healthwatch arrangements will not be made with a body of a description specified in subsection (3) or with the National Health Service Commissioning Board.””
236C
Page 181, line 19, leave out subsection (7) and insert—
“(7) For subsection (8) substitute—
“(8) For the purposes of this section, a body is a social enterprise if—
(a) a person might reasonably consider that it acts for the benefit of the community in England, and
(b) it satisfies such criteria as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(9) Regulations made by the Secretary of State may provide that activities of a prescribed description are to be treated as being, or as not being, activities which a person might reasonably consider to be activities carried on for the benefit of the community in England.
(10) In subsections (8) and (9), “community” includes a section of the community; and regulations made by the Secretary of State may make provision about what does, does not or may constitute a section of the community.””
236D
Page 181, line 19, at end insert—
“( ) For the title to section 222 substitute “Local Healthwatch organisations”.”
236E
Page 181, line 19, at end insert—
“( ) After section 222 insert—
“222A Local authority arrangements: conflicts of interest
(1) In making arrangements under section 221(1), a local authority must have regard to any conflicts guidance issued by the Secretary of State.
(2) Arrangements under section 221(1) must require the Local Healthwatch organisation, in exercising its function of carrying on the activities specified in section 221(2) or in making Local Healthwatch arrangements, to have regard to any conflicts guidance issued by the Secretary of State.
(3) In this section, “conflicts guidance” means guidance about managing conflicts between—
(a) the making of arrangements under section 221(1), and
(b) the carrying-on of the activities specified in section 221(2).
(4) In this section, “Local Healthwatch arrangements” has the meaning given by section 222.”
236F
Page 181, line 20, leave out subsections (8) to (11)
BARONESS CUMBERLEGE
237
Page 181, line 22, leave out subsection (9) and insert—
“(9) In subsection (1)—
(a) after “which” insert “include—
(i) prescribed provision relating to the way in which certain decisions of a local authority in relation to the arrangements are to be taken; and
(ii) provision that arrangements made under section 221(1) (“local authority arrangements”) must—
(a) include prescribed provision, or
(b) require prescribed provision to be included in Local Healthwatch arrangements; and
(c) ”
(b) for “local involvement network arrangements” substitute “Local Healthwatch organisation arrangements”.”
After Clause 183
EARL HOWE
237A
Insert the following new Clause—
“Local arrangements: power to make further provision
(1) Section 223 (power to make further provision about local authority arrangements) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), for “require prescribed provision to be included in local involvement network arrangements” substitute “include prescribed provision”.
(3) After that subsection insert—
“(1A) The Secretary of State may make regulations which provide that local authority arrangements must require Local Healthwatch arrangements to include prescribed provision.”
(4) In subsection (2)—
(a) for “must require local involvement network arrangements to include” substitute “must include or (as the case may be) must require Local Healthwatch arrangements to include”,
(b) in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d), for “a local involvement network” substitute “a Local Healthwatch organisation or a Local Healthwatch contractor”, and
(c) after paragraph (d) insert “;
(e) prescribed provision relating to the activities which a Local Healthwatch contractor may not carry on on a Local Healthwatch organisation’s behalf;
(f) prescribed provision relating to the obtaining by a Local Healthwatch organisation of a licence under section 45C of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and the grant by the organisation to a Local Healthwatch contractor of a sub-licence;
(g) prescribed provision relating to the use by a Local Healthwatch organisation or a Local Healthwatch contractor of the trade mark to which a licence under that section relates;
(h) prescribed provision relating to the infringement of the trade mark to which a licence under that section relates;
(i) prescribed provision relating to the imposition of a requirement on a Local Healthwatch organisation to act with a view to securing that its Local Healthwatch contractors (taken together) are representative of—
(i) people who live in the local authority’s area,
(ii) people to whom care services are being or may be provided in that area, and
(iii) people from that area to whom care services are being provided in any place.”
(5) After subsection (2) insert—
“(2A) The provision which may be prescribed in relation to a Local Healthwatch contractor includes provision that relates to the contractor—
(a) only in so far as it assists the Local Healthwatch organisation in the carrying on of activities specified in section 221(2);
(b) only in so far as it carries on such activities on the organisation’s behalf.
(2B) Regulations under this section may make provision which applies to all descriptions of Local Healthwatch contractor, which applies to all those descriptions subject to specified exceptions or which applies only to such of those descriptions as are prescribed.”
(6) In subsection (3)—
(a) before the definition of “a local involvement network” insert—
““care services” has the meaning given by section 221;”,
(b) omit the definition of “a local involvement network”,
(c) for the definition of “local involvement network arrangements” substitute—
““Local Healthwatch arrangements” has the meaning given by section 222;”
(d) after that definition insert—
““Local Healthwatch contractor”, in relation to a Local Healthwatch organisation, means a person with whom the organisation makes Local Healthwatch arrangements;”, and
(e) after the definition of “prescribed provision” insert “;
“trade mark”, and “use” and “infringement” in relation to a trade mark, each have the same meaning as in the Trade Marks Act 1994.””
Clause 184
LORD RIX
VISCOUNT TENBY
238
Page 182, line 5, at end insert “ensuring that there is no upper limit on the length and type of advocacy support that may be provided”
EARL HOWE
238ZA
Page 182, line 14, at end insert—
“( ) a complaint under section 73C(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006;
( ) a complaint to a Local Commissioner under Part 3 of the Local Government Act 1974 about a matter which could be the subject of a complaint under section 73C(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006; or”
238ZB
Page 182, line 29, leave out subsection (5)
238ZC
Page 182, line 36, leave out “or” and insert “the arrangements or arrangements made”
238ZD
Page 182, line 41, leave out from “to” to end of line 44 and insert—
“(a) a person providing services under arrangements under this section;
(b) a person arranging for the provision of services in pursuance of arrangements under this section;
(c) a person providing services under arrangements made in pursuance of arrangements under this section.”
238ZE
Page 182, line 45, leave out subsection (8)
238ZF
Page 183, line 2, leave out “or in pursuance of arrangements under this section” and insert “arrangements under this section or arrangements made in pursuance of the arrangements”
Clause 185
EARL HOWE
238ZG
Page 183, line 42, after “organisation” insert “or a Local Healthwatch contractor”
238ZH
Page 184, line 1, leave out “or in pursuance of”
238ZJ
Page 184, leave out lines 4 and 5 and insert—
“(b) in compliance with a requirement imposed by virtue of section 223(2)(i).”
238ZK
Page 184, line 5, at end insert—
“(3A) For the purposes of subsection (1), something is done by a Local Healthwatch contractor if it is done by that contractor in the carrying-on, under Local Healthwatch arrangements, of activities specified in section 221(2).”
238ZL
Page 184, line 5, at end insert—
“( ) After subsection (4) insert—
“(5) In this section—
“Local Healthwatch arrangements” has the meaning given by section 222;
“Local Healthwatch contractor” has the meaning given by section 223.””
238ZM
Page 184, line 7, after “organisations” insert “or contractors”
238ZN
Page 184, line 11, after “organisation” insert “or a Local Healthwatch contractor”
238ZP
Page 184, line 12, leave out subsection (7) and insert—
“(7) In subsection (4), in paragraph (a), after “section 221(1)” insert “or Local Healthwatch arrangements”.”
238ZQ
Page 184, line 13, at end insert—
“( ) After subsection (5) insert—
“(5A) In this section—
“Local Healthwatch arrangements” has the meaning given by section 222;
“Local Healthwatch contractor” has the meaning given by section 223.””
238ZR
Page 184, line 16, after “organisations” insert “or contractors”
238ZS
Page 184, line 19, after “organisation” insert “or a Local Healthwatch contractor”
238ZT
Page 184, line 23, leave out “or in pursuance of”
238ZU
Page 184, line 24, at end insert—
“(7A) For the purposes of this section, something is done by a Local Healthwatch contractor if it is done by that contractor in the carrying-on, under Local Healthwatch arrangements, of activities specified in section 221(2).”
238ZV
Page 184, line 24, at end insert—
“( ) In subsection (8), before the definition of “overview and scrutiny committee” insert—
““Local Healthwatch arrangements” has the meaning given by section 222;
“Local Healthwatch contractor” has the meaning given by section 223;””
Clause 186
EARL HOWE
238ZW
Leave out Clause 186
Clause 187
EARL HOWE
238ZX
Page 185, line 29, leave out subsection (2) and insert—
“(2) In subsection (2), omit “by a local authority with another person (“H”)”.”
238ZY
Page 185, line 33, leave out sub-paragraph (i)
238ZZ
Page 185, line 35, leave out sub-paragraph (ii) and insert—
“(ii) omit “, for each local involvement network,””
238ZZA
Page 185, line 37, leave out sub-paragraph (iii) and insert—
“(iii) for “the network”, in the first place it appears, substitute “the Local Healthwatch organisation”,
(iiia) for “the network”, in the second place it appears, substitute “the organisation”,”
238ZZB
Page 185, line 39, leave out “or (as the case may be)” and insert “the arrangements or arrangements made”
238ZZC
Page 185, line 40, leave out paragraph (b)
238ZZD
Page 185, line 41, leave out paragraph (c) and insert—
“(c) omit sub-paragraph (ii),”
238ZZE
Page 186, line 3, leave out subsection (4)
238ZZF
Page 186, line 13, leave out “or H in respect of the organisation” and insert “in its capacity as such, and the amounts spent by its Local Healthwatch contractors in their capacity as such,”
238ZZG
Page 186, line 31, leave out “or” and insert “the arrangements made under section 221(1) or arrangements made”
238ZZH
Page 186, line 33, at end insert—
“( ) In subsection (9), after the definition of “financial year” insert—
““Local Healthwatch contractor” has the meaning given by section 223;”.”
Clause 188
EARL HOWE
238ZZJ
Page 186, line 43, leave out from “the” to end of line 45 and insert “Local Healthwatch organisation for the authority’s area.”
238ZZK
Page 187, line 1, leave out subsection (3) and insert—
“(3) A scheme under this section may make provision for rights and liabilities relating to an individual’s contract of employment; and the scheme may, in particular, make provision which is the same as or similar to provision in the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246).
(3A) A scheme under this section may provide for the transfer of property, rights or liabilities—
(a) whether or not they would otherwise be capable of being transferred;
(b) irrespective of any requirement for consent that would otherwise apply.
(3B) A scheme under this section may create rights, or impose liabilities, in relation to property, rights or liabilities transferred.
(3C) A scheme under this section may provide for things done by or in relation to the transferor for the purposes of or in connection with anything transferred to be—
(a) treated as done by or in relation to the transferee or its employees;
(b) continued by or in relation to the transferee or its employees.
(3D) A scheme under this section may in particular make provision about continuation of legal proceedings.”
238ZZL
Page 187, line 8, at end insert—
“( ) A scheme under this section may include supplementary, incidental and consequential provision.”
After Clause 188
EARL HOWE
238ZZM
Insert the following new Clause—
“Consequential provision
(1) In the Schedule to the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, after paragraph (bk) (as inserted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 13) insert—
“(bl) Local Healthwatch organisations, as regards the carrying on of activities specified in section 221(1) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (local care services);”.
(2) In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, at the appropriate place insert—
“Director of a Local Healthwatch organisation.”
(3) In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975, at the appropriate place insert—
“Director of a Local Healthwatch organisation.”
(4) In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (local government), after paragraph 35D insert—
“35E A Local Healthwatch organisation, in respect of information held in connection with—
(a) arrangements made under section 221(1) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or
(b) arrangements made in pursuance of arrangements made under section 221(1) of that Act.”
(5) In section 65H of the National Health Service Act 2006 (NHS foundation trust special administration provisions: consultation requirements), in subsection (8), for subsection (e) substitute—
“(e) a Local Healthwach organisation;”.
(6) In section 4 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (matters to which the Care Quality Commission must have regard)—
(a) in subsection (1)(c)—
(i) for “local involvement networks” substitute “Local Healthwatch organisations or Local Healthwatch contractors”, and
(ii) omit “in their areas”.
(b) for subsection (3) substitute—
“(3) In subsection (1)(c), “Local Healthwatch contractor” has the meaning given by section 223 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.””
Clause 191
LORD RAMSBOTHAM
BARONESS WHITAKER
238A
Page 191, line 32, leave out “may consult any” and insert “must consult relevant health professionals and any other”
Clause 192
BARONESS MASSEY OF DARWEN
THE EARL OF LISTOWEL
238AZA
Page 192, line 28, at end insert—
“( ) In preparing a strategy under this section, the responsible local authority and each of its partner clinical commissioning groups must consider the extent to which the needs could be met more effectively through closer integration of arrangements for the provision of health-related services in the area of the local authority with arrangements for the provision of health services and social care services in that area.”
Clause 193
LORD SHIPLEY
LORD BICHARD
BARONESS EATON
BARONESS HENIG
238AA
Page 193, line 24, leave out from beginning to “of” and insert “at least three elected representatives”
LORD SHIPLEY
BARONESS HENIG
238AB
Page 193, line 28, at end insert—
“(da) if the local authority is a county council, a representative of the district councils which are partner authorities,”
LORD RAMSBOTHAM
BARONESS WHITAKER
238B
Page 193, line 31, at end insert—
“( ) an allied health professional.”
LORD SHIPLEY
BARONESS HENIG
238BZA
Page 193, line 37, at end insert—
“(3A) The Secretary of State must by order make provision for the appointment arrangements of the representative for the purposes of subsection (2)(da).”
LORD SHIPLEY
LORD BICHARD
BARONESS EATON
BARONESS HENIG
238BA
Page 193, line 38, leave out subsection (4) and insert—
“(4) In subsection (2)(a), an elected representative means—
(a) in the case of a local authority operating executive arrangements, the elected mayor or the executive leader of the local authority, or a councillor of the local authority;
(b) in any other case, a councillor of the local authority.”
Clause 194
LORD RAMSBOTHAM
BARONESS WHITAKER
238C
Page 194, line 40, after “services” insert “and education or children’s services”
BARONESS MASSEY OF DARWEN
THE EARL OF LISTOWEL
238CA
Page 195, line 2, at end insert—
“( ) A Health and Wellbeing Board must, in the exercise of its functions, have regard to the need to support, in relation to its area—
(a) the National Health Service Commissioning Board to fulfill its duties under section 13M(2) of the National Health Service Act 2006, and
(b) each clinical commissioning group to fulfill its duties under section 14Y(2) of the National Health Service Act 2006.”
LORD RAMSBOTHAM
BARONESS WHITAKER
238D
Page 195, line 4, after “services” insert “or education or children’s services”
238E
Page 195, line 7, after “services” insert “and education or children’s services”
238F
Page 195, line 9, at end insert—
“( ) A Health and Wellbeing Board must encourage persons who arrange for the provision of any services to people with communication needs in that area to work closely together in an integrated manner.
( ) A Health and Wellbeing Board must encourage people who arrange for the identification of communication needs to work closely together to screen all at risk children.”
LORD NORTHBOURNE
BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF
238G
Page 195, line 9, at end insert—
“( ) The Health and Welfare Board must ensure collaboration between all relevant providers at the time of transfer of a patient from one provider to another in order to avoid confusion or distress for the patient.
( ) The Health and Welfare Board must ensure that the case history and other records of each patient are transferred with the patient when patients transfer from one provider to another.
( ) The Health and Welfare Board must ensure that an account of a patient’s ongoing social care needs is made each time a patient is transferred from one provider to another.”
After Clause 194
LORD BEECHAM
BARONESS WHEELER
238H*
Insert the following new Clause—
“Functions of Health and Wellbeing Boards as to clinical commissioning groups’ commissioning plans
All commissioning plans prepared by a clinical commissioning group as set out in section 14Z9 of the National Health Service Act 2006 must be agreed by the relevant Health and Wellbeing Board.”
Clause 195
EARL HOWE
239
Page 195, line 28, leave out “other functions of the authority” and insert “functions that are exercisable by the authority”
After Clause 207
BARONESS EMERTON
LORD PATEL
BARONESS MASHAM OF ILTON
LORD TURNBERG
240
Insert the following new Clause—
“Power to regulate health care support workers in England
(1) The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (S.I. 2002/253) shall be amended to provide that all health care support workers in England shall be regulated in accordance with the terms of that order.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a health care support worker shall be an individual whose work is routinely delegated to them by a registered nurse or midwife or has a qualification in health and social care at level one (or higher) of the Qualifications and Credit Framework, in England.”
Clause 208
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
BARONESS THORNTON
241
Leave out Clause 208
After Clause 208
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
241A
Insert the following new Clause—
“Protection of the functions of “social workers” etc
(1) Section 61 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (use of title “social worker” etc.) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (1), insert—
“(1A) Any organisation which employs individuals to undertake the functions and roles of a social worker in their employment must ensure that any individuals occupying such posts are appropriately qualified and registered as a social worker.””
241B
Insert the following new Clause—
“The Office of Chief Social Worker for England
(1) The Secretary of State shall appoint a Chief Social Worker for England.
(2) In carrying out their role, the Chief Social Worker for England shall consult and liaise as necessary with professional organisations which promote social work which shall include, but not limited to—
(a) the British Association of Social Workers,
(b) the College of Social Work,
(c) the Health Professions Council,
(d) the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care,
(e) the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Inspectors and Employers,
and any successor organisation of the above.
(3) The Chief Social Worker for England shall lay an annual report before Parliament on social work in England.”
Clause 210
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
BARONESS THORNTON
242
Leave out Clause 210
Clause 211
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
BARONESS THORNTON
243
Leave out Clause 211
Clause 212
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
BARONESS THORNTON
244
Leave out Clause 212
Clause 213
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
BARONESS THORNTON
245
Page 211, line 36, after “and” insert “Social”
246
Leave out Clause 213
Clause 214
EARL HOWE
246A
Page 212, line 38, leave out “, after sub-paragraph (c) insert—” and insert “—
(a) omit the “or” preceding paragraph (c), and
(b) after that paragraph insert “; or””
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
BARONESS THORNTON
247
Leave out Clause 214
Clause 215
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
BARONESS THORNTON
248
Leave out Clause 215
After Clause 219
LORD PATEL
BARONESS CUMBERLEGE
LORD TURNBERG
249
Insert the following new Clause—
“Public health specialists
(1) In section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002, (regulatory bodies regulated by the Council for the regulation of health care professionals), after paragraph (j) insert—
“(k) those statutory bodies responsible for the regulation of public health specialists including those from backgrounds other than medicine, for whom a statutory register will be established by the Health Professions Council.”
(2) In this Act “registered public health specialist” means a person recognised as such on a register maintained by those statutory bodies responsible for the regulation of public health specialists, including those from backgrounds other than medicine.”
Clause 220
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
BARONESS THORNTON
250
Leave out Clause 220
Clause 221
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
BARONESS THORNTON
251
Leave out Clause 221
Clause 222
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
BARONESS THORNTON
252
Leave out Clause 222
After Clause 230
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF
253
Insert the following new Clause—
“Power to regulate clinical physiologists in England
(1) Section 60 of the Health Act 1999 (regulation of health care professions) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), after paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba) regulating the clinical physiology professions in England,”.
(3) In that subsection, after paragraph (bb) insert—
“(bc) regulating clinical physiologists in England who appear to require regulation in pursuance of this section,”.”
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
254
Insert the following new Clause—
“Requirement for clinical physiologists in England to be registered
(1) The Health Professions Council is required to keep a register of clinical physiologists in England.
(2) A person may not practice as a clinical physiologist in England unless the person is registered in that part of the register maintained by the Health Professions Council.”
After Clause 232
BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF
255
Insert the following new Clause—
“Statutory registration
(1) The Health Professions Council shall establish a statutory register of clinical perfusionists.
(2) In this Act “registered clinical perfusionists” means a person recognised as such on a register maintained by the statutory body responsible for the regulation of clinical perfusionists.”
Clause 233
BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON
BARONESS THORNTON
255A
Page 233, line 32, at end insert—
“( ) In exercising its functions under subsection (1) the relevant commissioner must maintain a publicly available report on the progress towards publishing each statement of standards.”
Clause 236
LORD RIBEIRO
BARONESS JOLLY
256
Page 236, line 29, at end insert—
“( ) But provision made under subsection (8) may impose a requirement on a local authority, or a description of local authorities, only if the requirement relates to—
(a) the exercise by an authority of any of its functions under section 2B or 111 of, or paragraphs 1 to 7B or 13 of Schedule 1 to, the National Health Service Act 2006;
(b) the exercise by an authority of any of its functions by virtue of section 6C(1) or (3) of that Act;
(c) anything done by an authority in pursuance of arrangements under section 7A of that Act.”
LORD RIBEIRO
257
Page 236, line 31, leave out “other than a local authority”
Clause 244
LORD MARKS OF HENLEY-ON-THAMES
EARL HOWE
258
Page 239, line 29, at end insert—
“( ) For the purposes of this section, a failure to discharge a function properly includes a failure to discharge it consistently with what the Secretary of State considers to be the interests of the health service in England or (as the case may be) with what otherwise appears to the Secretary of State to be the purpose for which it is conferred.”
Schedule 19
EARL HOWE
258A
Page 424, line 17, leave out “the exercise of its functions” and insert “any function exercisable by it to be exercised”
Clause 253
EARL HOWE
259
Page 243, line 26, leave out second “and” and insert “or”
260
Page 243, line 30, leave out from beginning to second “it” and insert “the Secretary of State considers that the information which could be obtained by complying with the direction is information which”
261
Page 243, line 38, leave out from “if” to “it” in line 39 and insert “the Board considers that the information which could be obtained by complying with the direction is information which”
Clause 254
EARL HOWE
262
Page 244, line 11, leave out second “and” and insert “or”
263
Page 244, line 13, leave out from beginning to “it” in line 14 and insert “A request may be made under subsection (1) by a person only if the person considers that the information which could be obtained by complying with the request is information which”
264
Page 244, line 20, leave out from “Chapter” to “it” in line 23 and insert “a request under subsection (1) is a mandatory request if—
(a) it is made by a principal body, and
(b) the body considers that the information which could be obtained by complying with the request is information which”
265
Page 244, line 41, leave out “relevant” and insert “principal”
266
Page 244, line 42, after “to” insert—
“(i) the code of practice prepared and published by the Centre under section (Code of practice on confidential information), and
(ii) ”
267
Page 244, line 44, leave out ““relevant” and insert ““principal”
After Clause 254
EARL HOWE
268
Insert the following new Clause—
“Requests for collection under section 254: confidential information
(1) A request under section 254 is a confidential collection request if it is a request for the Information Centre to establish and operate a system for the collection of information which is in a form which—
(a) identifies any individual to whom the information relates who is not an individual who provides health care or adult social care, or
(b) enables the identity of such an individual to be ascertained.
(2) A person may make a confidential collection request under section 254 only if the request—
(a) is a mandatory request,
(b) relates to information which the person making the request (“R”) may require to be disclosed to R or to the Information Centre by the person holding it, or
(c) relates to information which may otherwise be lawfully disclosed to the Information Centre or to R by the person holding it.”
Clause 256
EARL HOWE
269
Page 245, line 32, leave out “that” and insert “any”
270
Page 245, line 36, leave out “collected pursuant to” and insert “obtained by complying with”
271
Page 245, line 37, leave out “or information derived from such information,”
Clause 257
EARL HOWE
272
Page 246, line 9, at end insert—
“(2A) But the Information Centre may not impose a requirement under subsection (1)(a) for the purpose of complying with a confidential collection request falling within section (Requests for collection under section 254: confidential information)(2)(c).
(2B) In such a case, the Information Centre may, however, request any person mentioned in subsection (2) to provide it with any information which the Centre considers it necessary or expedient for the Centre to have for the purpose of complying with the request.”
273
Page 246, line 16, at end insert—
“( ) If the Information Centre considers it appropriate to do so, the Centre may make a payment to any person mentioned in subsection (2)(b) who has provided information to the Centre pursuant to a request made under subsection (2B) in respect of the costs to that person of doing so.”
274
Page 246, line 18, leave out “subsection (1)” and insert “this section”
Clause 258
EARL HOWE
275
Page 246, line 32, leave out “collects pursuant to” and insert “obtains by complying with”
276
Page 247, line 9, leave out “collected pursuant to” and insert “obtained by complying with”
277
Page 247, line 10, leave out “collects pursuant to” and insert “obtains by complying with”
278
Page 247, line 18, leave out “collects pursuant to” and insert “obtains by complying with”
Clause 259
EARL HOWE
279
Page 247, line 39, leave out “collects pursuant to” and insert “obtains by complying with”
280
Page 247, line 46, after “and” insert “—
(i) the relevant person has consented to the dissemination, or
(ii) ”
281
Page 248, line 2, at end insert—
“( ) the information is in a form which identifies any individual to whom the information relates who is not a relevant person or enables the identity of such an individual to be ascertained and the individual has consented to the dissemination;”
282
Page 248, line 11, at end insert—
“(3A) The Information Centre may also disseminate, in such form and manner and at such times as it considers appropriate, any information which it collects pursuant to a direction under section 253 or a request under section 254 (whether or not it falls within subsection (2)) to any person to whom the information could have been lawfully disclosed by the person from whom the Centre collected the information.
(3B) The Information Centre may also disclose information which it obtains by complying with a direction under section 253 or a request under section 254 (whether or not it falls within subsection (2)) if—
(a) the information has previously been lawfully disclosed to the public,
(b) the disclosure is made in accordance with any court order,
(c) the disclosure is necessary or expedient for the purposes of protecting the welfare of any individual,
(d) the disclosure is made to any person in circumstances where it is necessary or expedient for the person to have the information for the purpose of exercising functions of that person conferred under or by virtue of any provision of this or any other Act,
(e) the disclosure is made in connection with the investigation of a criminal offence (whether or not in the United Kingdom), or
(f) the disclosure is made for the purpose of criminal proceedings (whether or not in the United Kingdom).
(3C) Paragraphs (a), (b) and (f) of subsection (3B) have effect notwithstanding any rule of common law which would otherwise prohibit or restrict the disclosure.”
283
Page 248, line 12, leave out subsections (4) and (5)
284
Page 248, line 22, after “section” insert “or section (Dissemination: directions under section 253 and requests under section 254)”
285
Page 248, line 23, leave out from “it)” to first “any” in line 24 and insert “under or by virtue of”
286
Page 248, line 25, leave out subsection (7)
287
Page 248, line 28, at end insert—
“( ) For the purposes of this section and section (Dissemination: directions under section 253 and requests under section 254) the provision by the Information Centre of information which it has obtained by complying with a direction under section 253 or a request under section 254 to the person who gave the direction or made the request is to be treated as dissemination by the Centre of that information to that person.”
After Clause 259
EARL HOWE
288
Insert the following new Clause—
“Other dissemination: directions under section 253 and requests under section 254
(1) A direction under section 253 may require the Information Centre to disseminate information which it obtains by complying with the direction if the information falls within subsection (2).
(2) Information falls within this subsection if—
(a) the information is required to be published under section 258;
(b) the information is in a form which identifies any relevant person to whom the information relates or enables the identity of such a relevant person to be ascertained and—
(i) the relevant person has consented to the dissemination, or
(ii) the person giving the direction, after taking into account the public interest as well as the interests of the relevant person, considers that it is appropriate for the information to be disseminated;
(c) the information is in a form which identifies any individual to whom the information relates who is not a relevant person or enables the identity of such an individual to be ascertained and the individual has consented to the dissemination;
(d) the Centre is prohibited from publishing the information only by virtue of it falling within section 258(2)(c) and the person giving the direction considers it would be in the public interest for the information to be disseminated.
(3) A direction under section 253 may require the Information Centre to exercise—
(a) the power conferred by section 259(3A) in relation to information which it collects pursuant to the direction, or
(b) any other power it has under or by virtue of any other provision of this Act (other than section 259(1) or (3B)) or any other Act to disseminate information which it obtains by complying with the direction.
(4) A request under section 254 may request the Information Centre to exercise—
(a) the power conferred by section 259(1) or (3A) in relation to information which it obtains by complying with the request, or
(b) any other power it has to disseminate such information under or by virtue of any other provision of this or any other Act.
(5) A direction under section 253 may require, and a request under section 254 may request, the Information Centre not to exercise the power conferred by section 259(1) or (3A) in relation to information which it obtains by complying with the direction or request.
(6) Section 254(3) does not apply in relation to anything included in a mandatory request by virtue of subsection (4) or (5).
(7) A requirement imposed on, or a request made to, the Information Centre in accordance with this section to disseminate information may include a requirement or request about the persons to whom the information is to be disseminated and the form, manner and timing of dissemination.”
289
Insert the following new Clause—
“Code of practice on confidential information
(1) The Information Centre must prepare and publish a code in respect of the practice to be followed in relation to the collection, analysis, publication and other dissemination of confidential information concerning, or connected with, the provision of health services or of adult social care in England.
(2) For the purposes of this section “confidential information” is—
(a) information which is in a form which identifies any individual to whom the information relates or enables the identity of such an individual to be ascertained, or
(b) any other information in respect of which the person who holds it owes an obligation of confidence.
(3) Before publishing the code, the Information Centre must consult—
(a) the Secretary of State,
(b) the Board, and
(c) such other persons as the Centre considers appropriate.
(4) The Information Centre must not publish the code without the approval of—
(a) the Secretary of State, and
(b) the Board, so far as the code relates to information concerning, or connected with, the provision of NHS services.
(5) The Information Centre must keep the code under review and may revise it as it considers appropriate (and a reference in this section to the code includes a reference to any revised code).
(6) A health or social care body must have regard to the code in exercising functions in connection with the provision of health services or of adult social care in England.
(7) A person, other than a public body, who provides health services, or adult social care in England, pursuant to arrangements made with a public body exercising functions in connection with the provision of such services or care must, in providing those services or that care, have regard to the code.”
Clause 260
EARL HOWE
290
Page 248, line 31, leave out “collected” and insert “obtained”
Clause 266
EARL HOWE
290A
Page 251, line 8, leave out “it has”
Clause 268
LORD MARKS OF HENLEY-ON-THAMES
EARL HOWE
291
Page 251, line 39, at end insert—
“( ) For the purposes of this section, a failure to discharge a function properly includes a failure to discharge it consistently with what the Secretary of State considers to be the interests of the health service in England or (as the case may be) with what otherwise appears to the Secretary of State to be the purpose for which it is conferred.”
Clause 270
EARL HOWE
291A
Page 252, line 16, at end insert—
“(d) requiring the Centre to exercise such systems delivery functions of the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the Board as may be specified.”
291B
Page 252, line 16, at end insert—
“( ) A function required to be exercised by a direction given by the Secretary of State or the Board by virtue of subsection (1) is subject to directions given by the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the Board about the exercise of the function.”
291C
Page 252, line 33, at end insert—
“( ) A power conferred on the Secretary of State under subsection (1)(d) must provide that a direction may include provision about payments by the Secretary of State to the Information Centre for things done in the exercise of the function in respect of which the direction is given.
( ) A power conferred on the Board under subsection (1)(d) must provide that a direction must permit the Information Centre to charge the Board a reasonable fee in respect of the cost of complying with the direction.
( ) A power conferred under subsection (1)(d) must provide that the giving of a direction does not prevent the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the Board from exercising the function in respect of which the direction is given.”
291D
Page 252, line 38, at end insert—
““systems delivery function”—
(a) in relation to the Secretary of State, means a function of the Secretary of State which is exercisable in relation to the development or operation of information or communications systems in connection with the provision of health services or of adult social care in England;
(b) in relation to the Board, means a function of the Board which is exercisable in relation to the development or operation of information or communications systems in connection with the provision of NHS services.”
Clause 277
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
BARONESS THORNTON
292
Leave out Clause 277
After Clause 277
BARONESS GREENGROSS
LORD RIX
LORD LOW OF DALSTON
BARONESS WHEELER
[In substitution for Amendment 217A]
292A*
Insert the following new Clause—
“Human Rights Act 1988: provision of certain personal care and health care services to be public function
(1) A person who is commissioned to provide—
(a) personal care to an individual living in their own home, or
(b) a health care service,
shall be taken to be exercising a function of a public nature in providing such a service.
(2) In subsection (1)(a) “personal care” in relation to England has the same meaning as in paragraph 2 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 and in relation to Scotland has the same meaning as “personal care and personal support” as defined in section 2(28) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 and section 1(1)(c) and Schedule 1 to the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2001.
(3) In subsection (1)(a) and (b) “functions of a public nature” has the same meaning as in section 6(3) of the Human Rights Act 1998 (acts of public authorities).”
Clause 284
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
BARONESS THORNTON
293
Page 259, line 11, at end insert “, and both bodies must act in accordance with the mandate issued by the Secretary of State under section 13BA (mandate to Monitor and the Care Quality Commission) of the National Health Service Act 2006”
Clause 287
LORD MARKS OF HENLEY-ON-THAMES
BARONESS TYLER OF ENFIELD
BARONESS BARKER
BARONESS MURPHY
294
Page 261, line 16, after “duty” insert “or are otherwise in conflict with each other or at significant risk of being in conflict with each other”
295
Page 261, line 40, at end insert “or may require one or more of the bodies concerned to exercise specified functions in a specified manner”
Clause 290
LORD MARKS OF HENLEY-ON-THAMES
EARL HOWE
296
Page 263, line 6, at end insert—
“( ) For the purposes of this section a failure to perform a function properly includes a failure to perform it consistently with what the Secretary of State considers to be the interests of the health service in England or (as the case may be) with what otherwise appears to the Secretary of State to be the purpose for which it is conferred; and “the health service” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 2006.”
After Clause 294
LORD CLEMENT-JONES
297
Insert the following new Clause—
“Contravention of section 64 of the Medicines Act 1968: due diligence defence
In section 67 of the Medicines Act 1968 (offences under Part 3), after subsection (2) insert—
“(2A) But it is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (2) in respect of a contravention of section 64 to show that the person exercised all due diligence to avoid committing the offence.””
Schedule 23
EARL HOWE
297A
Page 444, line 5, at end insert—
“The Special Health Authority known as the NHS Business Services Authority | The Health and Social Care Information Centre” |
297B
Page 444, line 21, second column, at end insert—
“The Health and Social Care Information Centre” |
Schedule 24
EARL HOWE
297C
Page 445, line 38, at end insert—
“The Special Health Authority known as the NHS Business Services Authority | The Health and Social Care Information Centre” |
297D
Page 446, line 18, second column, at end insert—
“The Health and Social Care Information Centre” |
Clause 300
LORD HUNT OF KINGS HEATH
BARONESS THORNTON
298
Page 269, line 22, at end insert—
“( ) an order under Schedule 2, Part 1 (Constitution of Clinical Commissioning Groups);”
EARL HOWE
299
Page 269, line 24, at end insert—
“( ) the first regulations under section 84 (licensing requirement: exemption regulations);”
300
Page 269, line 24, at end insert—
“( ) the first order under section 87 (approval by Secretary of State of licensing criteria);”
300ZA
Page 269, line 33, leave out paragraph (e)
300ZB
Page 270, line 45, leave out subsection (11)
Clause 302
BARONESS THORNTON
LORD BEECHAM
300A
Page 271, line 35, at end insert—
“(A1) Part 3 of this Act shall come into force, by order, on a date to be determined by Parliament, which shall not be before April 2016.
(A2) Before bringing forward any order to bring Part 3 of this Act into force the Secretary of State shall consult the NHS Commissioning Board, the Independent Regulator of Foundation Trusts, the Care Quality Commission, patients or their representatives, and staff delivering NHS services or their representatives, and shall report to Parliament on the outcomes of the consultation.
(A3) Any such order must be laid in draft and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”
300B
Page 271, line 44, at beginning insert “subject to subsections (A1) to (A3),”
LORD CLEMENT-JONES
301
Page 271, line 47, at end insert—
“( ) Section (Contravention of section 64 of the Medicines Act 1968: due diligence defence) comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.”