National Health Service Act 2006

[F1 13U Annual report E+W

(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, [F2 NHS England] must publish an annual report on how it has exercised its functions during the year.

(2) The annual report must, in particular, contain an assessment of—

[F3 (a) the extent to which, in that year, it met any objectives or requirements specified in the mandate,]

(b) the extent to which it gave effect to the proposals for that year in its business plan, and

(c) how effectively it discharged its duties under sections 13E, 13G and 13Q.

[F4 (2A) The annual report must include a statement explaining what NHS England has done, during the financial year, to comply with its duties under section 13SB.]

[F5 (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.]

(3) [F2 NHS England] must—

(a) lay the annual report before Parliament, and

(b) once it has done so, send a copy of it to the Secretary of State.

(4) The Secretary of State must, having considered the annual report, set out in a letter to [F2 NHS England] the Secretary of State's assessment of [F2 NHS England’s] performance of its functions in the financial year in question.

(5) The letter must, in particular, contain the Secretary of State's assessment of the matters mentioned in subsection (2)(a) to (c).

(6) The Secretary of State must—

(a) publish the letter to [F2 NHS England], and

(b) lay it before Parliament.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 2 Ch. A1 inserted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.10.2012 for specified purposes, 1.2.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 23(1), 306(1)(d)(4); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2) (with art. 4); S.I. 2012/2657, art. 2(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F2 Words in Act substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(2); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)

F3 S. 13U(2)(a) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 4(5), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)

F4 S. 13U(2A) inserted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 34(3), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 19(1)(2), 29, 30)

F5 S. 13U(2B) inserted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 3(3), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)