Amendment of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 19862
In section 7 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (persons discharged from hospital)—
a
in subsection (3), for the words “under the 2006 Act or 1978 Act which the Secretary of State is under a duty to provide”, substitute “mentioned in subsection (3A)”, and
b
after subsection (3), insert—
3A
The services referred to in subsection (3) are—
a
in relation to England, services whose provision must be arranged by a clinical commissioning group under section 3 of the 2006 Act, or by the National Health Service Commissioning Board by virtue of section 3B of that Act;
b
in relation to Wales, services which must be provided by the Welsh Ministers under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006; or
c
in relation to Scotland, services which must be provided by the Scottish Ministers under the 1978 Act.