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Valid from 01/04/2022
Valid from 01/04/2023
5E+WIn Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (bodies to which Act applies), in paragraph 1, after sub-paragraph (bj) insert—
“(bja)the Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales;”.
6E+WIn section 134 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (correspondence of patients)—
(a)after subsection (3)(ca), insert—
“(cb)the Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales;”;
(b)in subsection (3)(e), omit “, a Community Health Council”.
7E+WThe Community Health Councils (Access to Information) Act 1988 is repealed.
8E+WIn Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (public authorities)—
(a)in Part 3 (the National Health Service, England and Wales), omit paragraph 41;
(b)in Part 6 (other public bodies and offices: general), after the entry for the Children's Commissioner for Wales insert— “ The Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales. ”
9E+WIn section 148 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (meaning of “Welsh public records”), in subsection (2), after paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa)the Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales,”.
10E+WIn Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010 (public authorities), in Part 2 (relevant Welsh authorities)—
(a)under the heading “National Health Service”—
(i)omit the words “A Community Health Council in Wales.”;
(ii)omit the words “The Board of Community Health Councils in Wales or Bwrdd Cynghorau Iechyd Cymuned Cymru.”;
(b)under the heading “other public authorities”, after the entry for the Auditor General for Wales insert— “ The Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales or Corff Llais y Dinesydd ar gyfer Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Cymru. ”
11E+WIn Schedule 6 to the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (public bodies etc.: standards), in the table—
(a)omit the entry for the Board of Community Health Councils in Wales;
(b)omit the entry for Community Health Councils;
(c)under the heading “General”, after the entry for the Children's Commissioner for Wales insert—
“The Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales (“Corff Llais y Dinesydd ar gyfer Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Cymru”) | Service delivery standards |
Policy making standards | |
Operational standards | |
Record keeping standards”. |
12E+WIn section 32 of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (other partners of public services boards)—
(a)omit subsection (1)(c);
(b)after subsection (1)(b) insert—
“(ba)the Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales;”.
13E+WIn Schedule 6 to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (specified authorities), in Part 1 (General: England and Wales), under the heading “Health and social care”, omit the words “A Community Health Council in Wales.”
14E+WIn section 177 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (meaning of relevant authority in Part 9 of Act)—
(a)omit subsection (1)(g), and
(b)omit subsection (2)(c).
15E+WIn Schedule 4 to the Digital Economy Act 2017 (specified persons for purposes of disclosure of information to improve public service delivery), in Part 2 (Welsh bodies)—
(a)in paragraph 35 for “A Community Health Council in Wales.” substitute “ The Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales. ”;
(b)omit paragraph 38.
16(1)The Welsh Language Standards (No. 7) Regulations 2018 are amended as follows.E+W
(2)In regulation 3(2)(b) for “Community Health Councils and the Board of Community Health Councils in Wales requiring them” substitute “ the Citizen Voice Body requiring it ”.
(3)In Schedule 6—
(a)omit the entry for the Board of Community Health Councils in Wales;
(b)omit the entry for Community Health Councils;
(c)at the appropriate place insert— “ the Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales (“Corff Llais y Dinesydd ar gyfer Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Cymru”) ”.
17(1)The Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In section 16 (power to investigate other health-related services), in the definition of “relevant listed authority” in subsection (4)—
(a)omit paragraph (a);
(b)omit paragraph (e);
(c)after paragraph (i) insert—
“(ia)the Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales;”.
(3)In Schedule 3 (listed authorities), under the heading “Health and social care”—
(a)omit the words “The Board of Community Health Councils in Wales.”;
(b)omit the words “A Community Health Council.”;
(c)after the final entry insert— “ The Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales. ”