Legislation – Health and Social Care Act 2012
Changes to legislation:
Health and Social Care Act 2012, Section 100 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 31 March 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 100:
- 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)
PART 3Regulation of health and adult social care services
CHAPTER 3Licensing
Licence conditions
100Modification of standard conditions
(1)
F1NHS England may, subject to the requirements of this section, modify the standard conditions applicable to all licences under this Chapter or to licences of a particular description.
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Before making modifications under subsection (1) that NHS England consider to be a major change, NHS England must—
(a)
carry out an assessment of the likely impact of the modifications, or
(b)
publish a statement setting out its reasons for concluding that such assessment is not needed.
(2)
(a)
each relevant licence holder,
(b)
the Secretary of State,
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(d)
every F6integrated care board, and
(e)
the Care Quality Commission and its Healthwatch England committee.
(3)
F7NHS England must also publish the notice under subsection (2).
(4)
The notice under subsection (2) must—
(a)
state that F8NHS England proposes to make the modifications,
(b)
set out the proposed effect of the modifications,
(c)
set out F10NHS England’s reasons for the proposal, and
(d)
specify the period (“the notice period”) within which representations with respect to the proposal may be made to F11NHS England.
(5)
The notice period must be not less than 28 days beginning with the day after that on which the notice is published under subsection (3).
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(10)
Where F13NHS England modifies the standard conditions applicable to all licences or (as the case may be) to licences of a particular description under this section, F13NHS England—
(a)
may also make such incidental or consequential modifications as it considers necessary or expedient of any other conditions of a licence which is affected by the modifications,
(b)
must make (as nearly as may be) the same modifications of those conditions for the purposes of their inclusion in all licences or (as the case may be) licences of that description granted after that time, and
(c)
must publish the modifications.
(11)
In this sectionF14…, “relevant licence holder”—
(a)
in relation to proposed modifications of the standard conditions applicable to all licences, means any licence holder, and
(b)
in relation to proposed modifications of the standard conditions applicable to licences of a particular description, means a holder of a licence of that description.
(12)
In this section, a reference to modifying a condition includes a reference to amending, omitting or adding a condition.