Legislation – Health and Care Act 2022
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PART 1Health service in England: integration, collaboration and other changes
NHS England
3Spending on mental health
(1)
The National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows.
(2)
“12FExpected mental health spending
(1)
The Secretary of State must, in respect of each financial year, publish and lay before Parliament a document—
(a)
stating, by comparison with the previous financial year—
(i)
whether the Secretary of State expects there to be an increase in the amount of expenditure incurred by NHS England and integrated care boards (taken together) in relation to mental health, and
(ii)
whether the Secretary of State expects there to be an increase in the proportion of the expenditure incurred by NHS England and integrated care boards (taken together) that relates to mental health, and
(b)
explaining why.
(2)
The Secretary of State must publish and lay the document before the financial year to which it relates.”
(3)
“(2B)
The annual report must include—
(a)
a statement of the amount of expenditure incurred by NHS England and integrated care boards during the year (taken together) in relation to mental health,
(b)
a calculation of the proportion of the expenditure incurred by NHS England and integrated care boards during the year (taken together) that relates to mental health, and
(c)
an explanation of the statement and calculation.”