Introductory Text
PART 1 Overview
1.Overview of this Act
PART 2 Improvement in Health Services
2.Quality in the provision of health services
PART 3 Duty of Candour
Application of the duty
3.When the duty of candour applies
Procedural and other requirements
4.Duty of candour procedure
5.Primary care providers: duty to prepare report
6.Supply and summary of report under section 5
7.Local Health Board, NHS trust and Special Health Authority: reporting requirements
8.Publication of section 6 summary and section 7 report
9.Confidentiality
10.Guidance given by the Welsh Ministers
11.Interpretation of “health care” and other terms
PART 4 The Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care
Establishment and general objective etc. of Citizen Voice Body
12.Establishment of Citizen Voice Body
13.General objective
14.Public awareness and statement of policy
Making representations
15.Representations to public bodies
16.Advocacy services etc. in respect of complaints about services
Duties imposed on certain public bodies in respect of Citizen Voice Body
17.Duty to promote awareness of activities of Citizen Voice Body
18.Duty to supply information to Citizen Voice Body
Access to premises by Citizen Voice Body: duty to have regard to code of practice
19.Code of practice on access to premises
Co-operation in the exercise of functions
20.Co-operation between the Body, local authorities and NHS bodies
Interpretation of this Part
21.Meaning of “health services” and “social services”
22.Meaning of other terms
Abolition of Community Health Councils etc.
23.Abolition of Community Health Councils, and connected matters
PART 5 Miscellaneous and General
Constitution of NHS trusts
24.Vice-chairs of boards of directors of NHS trusts
General
25.Regulations
26.Interpretation
27.Minor and consequential amendments
28.Power to make transitional etc. provision
29.Coming into force
30.Short title
SCHEDULE 1
Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales
PART 1 Status
Status
1.(1) The Citizen Voice Body is not to be regarded...
PART 2 Members
Membership
2.(1) The Citizen Voice Body's members are—
Disqualification from appointment as non-executive member
3.A person is disqualified from being appointed as a non-executive...
Terms of non-executive membership
4.(1) A non-executive member of the Citizen Voice Body holds...
Removal of non-executive members from office
5.(1) The Welsh Ministers may by written notice to a...
Appointment of the associate member
6.(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where— (a) one or more trade...
Terms of associate membership etc.
7.(1) An associate member of the Citizen Voice Body is...
Removal of associate member from office
8.(1) The non-executive members may by written notice to the...
PART 3 Staff
Chief executive
9.(1) The non-executive members of the Citizen Voice Body must...
Other staff
10.(1) The Citizen Voice Body may appoint other members of...
PART 4 Ancillary Functions etc.
Committees
11.(1) The Citizen Voice Body may establish committees and sub-committees....
Delegation
12.(1) The Citizen Voice Body may arrange for any of...
Supplementary powers
13.(1) The Citizen Voice Body may do anything which is...
PART 5 Procedure etc.
Procedure
14.(1) The Citizen Voice Body must make rules to regulate...
Validity of proceedings and acts
15.The validity of proceedings and acts of the Citizen Voice...
Seal
16.(1) The Citizen Voice Body may have a seal.
Evidence
17.A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal...
PART 6 Financial Matters
Funding
18.The Welsh Ministers may make payments to the Citizen Voice...
Accounting officer
19.(1) The Citizen Voice Body's chief executive is its accounting...
Accounts
20.(1) The Citizen Voice Body must for each financial year—...
Audit
21.(1) This paragraph applies in relation to each statement of...
PART 7 Reporting Requirements etc.
Annual plan
22.(1) Before the start of each financial year the Citizen...
Annual reports
23.(1) As soon as is practicable after the end of...
Provision of information to Welsh Ministers
24.The Citizen Voice Body must provide the Welsh Ministers with...
PART 8 Interpretation
General interpretation
25.In this Schedule— “financial year” means the period of 12...
SCHEDULE 2
Transfers of Property, Rights and Liabilities
Transfer schemes
1.(1) The Welsh Ministers may, in connection with the abolition...
SCHEDULE 3
Minor and Consequential Amendments
PART 1 Amendments and repeals relating to Part 2
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43)
1.Part 2 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health...
2.Section 45(1) is repealed.
3.In section 47 (power to prepare and publish standards in...
4.In section 70 (reviews and investigations relating to Wales), in...
PART 2 Amendments and repeals relating to Part 4
Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)
5.In Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings)...
Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
6.In section 134 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (correspondence...
Community Health Councils (Access to Information) Act 1988 (c. 24)
7.The Community Health Councils (Access to Information) Act 1988 is...
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
8.In Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000...
Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
9.In section 148 of the Government of Wales Act 2006...
Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)
10.In Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010 (public authorities),...
Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1)
11.In Schedule 6 to the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011...
Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 2)
12.In section 32 of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales)...
Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (c. 6)
13.In Schedule 6 to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015...
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2)
14.In section 177 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social...
Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30)
15.In Schedule 4 to the Digital Economy Act 2017 (specified...
The Welsh Language Standards (No. 7) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/441)
16.(1) The Welsh Language Standards (No. 7) Regulations 2018 are...
Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 3)
17.(1) The Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 is amended...
PART 3 Amendment of 2006 Act: Independent Advocacy Services
National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)
18.In section 187 of the 2006 Act (duty of Welsh...