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Health and Social Care Act 2012

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186Requests, rights of entry and referrals
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(1)Section 224 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (duties of services-providers to respond to requests for information etc.) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1), in paragraphs (a) and (b), for “a local involvement network” substitute “a Local Healthwatch organisation or a Local Healthwatch contractor”.

(3)For subsection (3) substitute—

(3)For the purposes of subsection (1), something is done by a Local Healthwatch organisation if it is done by that organisation—

(a)in the carrying-on, under arrangements made under section 221(1), of activities specified in section 221(2), or

(b)in compliance with a requirement imposed by virtue of section 223(2)(i).

(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).

(4)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.

(5)In the title to that section, for “local involvement networks” substitute “Local Healthwatch organisations or contractors”.

(6)Section 225 of that Act (duties of services-providers to allow entry to premises) is amended as follows.

(7)In subsection (2), in paragraph (f), and in subsection (5), for “a local involvement network” substitute “a Local Healthwatch organisation or a Local Healthwatch contractor”.

(8)In subsection (4), in paragraph (a), after “section 221(1)” insert “or Local Healthwatch arrangements”.

(9)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.

(10)Omit subsection (6).

(11)For the title to that section substitute “Duties of services-providers to allow entry by Local Healthwatch organisations or contractors”.

(12)Section 226 of that Act (referrals of social care matters) is amended as follows.

(13)In subsections (1) and (5), for “a local involvement network” substitute “a Local Healthwatch organisation or a Local Healthwatch contractor”.

(14)For subsection (7) substitute—

(7)For the purposes of this section, something is done by a Local Healthwatch organisation if it is done by that organisation in the carrying-on, under arrangements made under section 221(1), of activities specified in section 221(2).

(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).

(15)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;.

(16)For the title to that section substitute “Referrals of social care matters”.

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