Schedule 9 (which makes minor and consequential amendments relating to this Part) has effect.

In this Part—

• “Audit Commission” means the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales;

• “the CHAI” means the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection;

• “cross-border SHA” means a Special Health Authority not performing functions only or mainly in respect of England or only or mainly in respect of Wales;

• “the CSCI” means the Commission for Social Care Inspection;

• “English local authority social service” means—

  1. a

     a service which is provided, in any place, by a local authority in England in the exercise of any of its social services functions;

  2. b

     a service which is provided, in any place, by another person pursuant to arrangements made by a local authority in England in the exercise of its social services functions;

  3. c

     a service which—

     1. i

        is provided, in any place, by a local authority in England, or by another person pursuant to arrangements made by a local authority in England, under section 2(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22); and

     2. ii

        is similar in nature to a service which could be provided by the authority in the exercise of any of its social services functions.

• “English NHS body” means—

  1. a

     a Primary Care Trust;

  2. b

     a Strategic Health Authority;

  3. c

     an NHS trust all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are situated in England;

  4. d

     an NHS foundation trust;

  5. e

     a Special Health Authority performing functions only or mainly in respect of England;

• “financial year”, in relation to the CHAI or the CSCI, means—

  1. a

     the period beginning with the date on which that body is established and ending with the next 31st March following that date; and

  2. b

     each successive period of twelve months ending with 31st March;

• “health care” has the meaning given by section 45(2);

• “local authority” has the same meaning as in the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42) (see section 1 of that Act);

• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 (c. 26);

• “NHS body” means—

  1. a

     an English NHS body;

  2. b

     a Welsh NHS body;

  3. c

     a cross-border SHA;

• “NHS trust” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the 1977 Act;

• “personal records” includes medical records;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by—

  1. a

     the Secretary of State;

  2. b

     in the case of sections 63, 75 and 101, the Assembly;

• “regulator” means the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts;

• “social services functions” has the same meaning as in the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970;

• “Welsh local authority social service” means—

  1. a

     a service provided, in any place, by a local authority in Wales in the exercise of any of its social services functions;

  2. b

     a service provided, in any place, by another person pursuant to arrangements made by a local authority in Wales in the exercise of its social services functions;

  3. c

     a service which—

     1. i

        is provided, in any place, by a local authority in Wales, or by another person pursuant to arrangements made by a local authority in Wales, under section 2(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22); and

     2. ii

        is similar in nature to a service which could be provided by the authority in the exercise of any of its social services functions;

• “Welsh NHS body” means—

  1. a

     a Local Health Board;

  2. b

     an NHS trust all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are situated in Wales;

  3. c

     a Special Health Authority performing functions only or mainly in respect of Wales.