Legislation – Health and Social Care Act 2012

Health and Social Care Act 2012, Section 251ZB is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 April 2026. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Section 251ZB:

Pt. 9 Ch. 1B inserted by 2022 c. 31 s. 96
s. 105(3A) (3B) inserted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 14 para. 21
s. 106(3A) (3B) inserted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 14 para. 22
s. 259(1)(aa)(b) substituted for s. 259(1)(b) by 2022 c. 31 s. 98(b)
s. 259(1)(aa) words substituted by S.I. 2023/98 Sch. para. 17(11)(a)(iii) (This amendment comes in force at the same time as 2022 c. 31, s. 98 comes into force)
s. 259(10A)(10B) inserted by 2022 c. 31 s. 98(h)
s. 261(5)(da) inserted by 2026 c. 8 s. 3(2)
s. 261(5A) inserted by 2026 c. 8 s. 3(3)
s. 261(6A)(6B) inserted by 2026 c. 8 s. 3(4)

Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:

Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):

Pt. 9 Ch. 1B inserted by 2022 c. 31 s. 96
s. 105(3A) (3B) inserted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 14 para. 21
s. 106(3A) (3B) inserted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 14 para. 22
s. 259(1)(aa)(b) substituted for s. 259(1)(b) by 2022 c. 31 s. 98(b)
s. 259(1)(aa) words substituted by S.I. 2023/98 Sch. para. 17(11)(a)(iii) (This amendment comes in force at the same time as 2022 c. 31, s. 98 comes into force)
s. 259(10A)(10B) inserted by 2022 c. 31 s. 98(h)
s. 261(5)(da) inserted by 2026 c. 8 s. 3(2)
s. 261(5A) inserted by 2026 c. 8 s. 3(3)
s. 261(6A)(6B) inserted by 2026 c. 8 s. 3(4)

CHAPTER 1Information standards

Compliance with standards

F1251ZBNotice requesting compliance by relevant IT providers

(1)

If the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that a relevant IT provider is not complying with an information standard which applies to the provider, the Secretary of State may give the provider a written notice which—

(a)

identifies the standard in question,

(b)

sets out the Secretary of State’s grounds for suspecting that the provider is not complying with the standard,

(c)

asks the provider to comply with the standard within a period specified in the notice,

(d)

asks the provider, within a period specified in the notice, to provide evidence to the Secretary of State’s satisfaction that the provider is complying with the standard, and

(e)

if the Secretary of State considers it appropriate, sets out the steps that the Secretary of State considers the provider must take, within a period specified in the notice, in order to comply with the standard.

(2)

A period specified for the purposes of subsection (1)(c), (d) or (e) must be a period of at least 28 days beginning with the day on which the notice is given.

(3)

The Secretary of State may, by giving the relevant IT provider a further written notice, vary or revoke a notice given under subsection (1).

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