Legislation – Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

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Introduction

1 Dissolution of the Regional Health and Social Care Board

2 Transfer of the Regional Board’s functions

3 Continuation of Local Commissioning Groups

4 Duty to establish bodies for local areas

5 Schemes for transfer of assets and liabilities

6 Transitional provision

7 Interpretation

8 Commencement

9 Short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Transfer of the Regional Board’s functions

SCHEDULE 2 Local Commissioning Groups

SCHEDULE 3 Transfer of assets, etc

SCHEDULE 4 Transitional provision

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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Local Commissioning Groups

Other provision about the Groups as continued

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In the 2009 Act—

(a)

section 2(3)(h) (duty of Department to monitor and hold to account) applies in relation to Local Commissioning Groups;

(b)

the duty in section 5 (preparation of framework document) applies as if a Local Commissioning Group were a health and social care body;

(c)

section 6 (power of Department to give directions) applies in relation to Local Commissioning Groups;

(d)

a Local Commissioning Group is a relevant body for the purposes of section 15 (RBSO support services);

(e)

sections 17 to 19 (Patient and Client Council and public involvement) apply to Local Commissioning Groups.