Chapter 10U.K.Supplementary and general
Joint workingE+W
120Co-operation etcE+W
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121Reviews and investigationsE+W
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122Joint annual reviewsE+W
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123Power to assistE+W
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Arrangements with public authoritiesU.K.
124Arrangements with Ministers etc: CHAIU.K.
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125Arrangements with Ministers etc: CSCIU.K.
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126Arrangements with the Isle of Man and Channel Islands: CHAIE+W
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127Arrangements with the Isle of Man and Channel Islands: CSCIE+W
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ReportsE+W
128Reports: CHAIE+W
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129Reports: CSCIE+W
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Relationship with governmentE+W
130Duty to have regard to government policy: CHAIE+W
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131Duty to have regard to government policy: CSCIE+W
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132Failure in discharge of functions: CHAIE+W
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133Failure in discharge of functions: CSCIE+W
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InquiriesE+W
134Inquiries: CHAIE+W
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135Inquiries: CSCIE+W
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InformationE+W
136Disclosure of information obtained by CHAIE+W
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137Section 136: defenceE+W
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138Information obtained by CHAI: supplementaryE+W
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139Information obtained by CSCI: supplementaryE+W
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140Code of practice: CHAIE+W
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141Code of practice: CSCIE+W
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Wales: supplementaryE+W
142Annual reports of AssemblyE+W
As soon as possible after the end of each financial year of the Assembly, the Assembly must make and publish a report or reports on—
(a)what it has found during the year in the course of exercising—
(i)its functions under Chapter 4 and 6 of this Part (other than any function of making regulations);
(ii)its functions exercisable by virtue of section 5(b) and 8(1) to (3) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14);
(b)the way in which the Assembly has during the year exercised those functions.
[143Use by Welsh Ministers of informationE+W
(1)The Welsh Ministers may use any information they obtain, or documents produced to them, in the course of exercising any function of the Welsh Ministers referred to in any paragraph of subsection (2) for the purposes of any function of the Welsh Ministers referred to in any other paragraph of that subsection.
(2)The functions of the Welsh Ministers referred to in subsection (1) are—
(a)their functions under Chapter 4 of this Part;
(b)their functions under Chapter 6 of this Part;
(c)their functions exercisable by virtue of section 5(1)(b) or 8(1) to (3) of the Care Standards Act 2000;
(d)their functions under section 80 of the Children Act 1989;
(e)their functions under the Mental Health Act 1983 in their capacity as the regulatory authority (within the meaning of that Act);
(f)any functions exercisable by them by virtue of paragraph 163(1) of Schedule A1 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
(3)References to functions in subsection (2) do not include functions of making regulations.]
144Inquiries: WalesE+W
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Textual Amendments
Commencement Information
145Co-operation between Assembly and CHAIE+W
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145ADuties in connection with the Auditor General for WalesE+W
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GeneralE+W
146Offences by bodies corporateE+W
(1)This section applies where any offence under this Part is committed by a body corporate.
(2)If the offence is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of—
(a)any director, manager, or secretary of the body corporate, or
(b)any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity,
he (as well as the body corporate) shall be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(3)The reference in subsection (2) to a director, manager or secretary of a body corporate includes a reference—
(a)to any other similar officer of the body; and
(b)where the body is a local authority or NHS body, to any officer or member of the authority or NHS body.
147Minor and consequential amendmentsE+W
Schedule 9 (which makes minor and consequential amendments relating to this Part) has effect.
148Interpretation of Part 2E+W
In this Part—
“Audit Commission” means the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England ...;
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“cross-border SHA” means a Special Health Authority not performing functions only or mainly in respect of England or only or mainly in respect of Wales;
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“English local authority social service” means—
(a)
a service which is provided, in any place, by a local authority in England in the exercise of any of its social services functions;
(b)
a service which is provided, in any place, by another person pursuant to arrangements made by a local authority in England in the exercise of its social services functions;
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a service which—
(i)
is provided, in any place, by a local authority in England, or by another person pursuant to arrangements made by a local authority in England, under section 2(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22); and
(ii)
is similar in nature to a service which could be provided by the authority in the exercise of any of its social services functions[but does not include anything which may be inspected by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills under Chapter 4 of Part 8 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006].
“English NHS body” means—
(b)
a Strategic Health Authority;
(c)
an NHS trust all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are situated in England;
(d)
an NHS foundation trust;
(e)
a Special Health Authority performing functions only or mainly in respect of England;
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“health care” has the meaning given by section 45(2);
“local authority” has the same meaning as in the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42) (see section 1 of that Act);
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“NHS body” means—
“NHS trust” has the same meaning as in [the 2006 Act];
“personal records” includes medical records;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by—
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the Secretary of State;
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in the case of sections 63, 75 and 101, the Assembly;
“regulator” means the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts;
“social services functions” has the same meaning as in the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970;
[ “ Welsh local authority social service ” means—
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a service provided, in any place, by a local authority in Wales in the exercise of any of its social services functions;
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a service provided, in any place, by another person pursuant to arrangements made by a local authority in Wales in the exercise of its social services functions;
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a service which—
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is provided, in any place, by a local authority in Wales, or by another person pursuant to arrangements made by a local authority in Wales, under section 2(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22); and
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is similar in nature to a service which could be provided by the authority in the exercise of any of its social services functions;
“ Welsh NHS body ” means—
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an NHS trust all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are situated in Wales;
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a Special Health Authority performing functions only or mainly in respect of Wales.]
Textual Amendments
Commencement Information
Prospective
149References to the provision of health careE+W
(1)For the purposes of this Part, a person provides health care for another person if he provides it—
(a)at the direction of the other person;
(b)in accordance with, or by virtue of, an agreement or arrangements made by the other person (whether or not with the person providing the health care); or
(c)otherwise on behalf of the other person.
(2)References in this section to the provision of health care include references to its provision jointly with another person.