The Care Quality Commission (Healthwatch England Committee) Regulations 2012

Transitional provision

10.—(1) In relation to appointments made during the period beginning on 1st October 2012 and ending on 31st March 2013—

(a) the reference, in regulation 3(4), to directors of Local Healthwatch organisations is to be read as a reference to the persons mentioned in paragraph (2); and

(b) the conditions specified in paragraph (5) of that regulation do not apply.

(2) The persons are—

(a) persons whom the chair recognises as persons representing Local Involvement Networks; or

(b) persons who, under arrangements made by an English local authority, are providing advice, assistance or other support to that authority in relation to that authority’s preparations for making arrangements with Local Healthwatch organisations under section 221 of the 2007 Act(1) (local arrangements in relation to health services and social services).

(3) The term of office of a member appointed in accordance with this regulation must be such period, not extending beyond 30th September 2013, as the chair specifies at the time of the appointment.

(4) The membership of a person appointed in accordance with this regulation may be withdrawn at any time by the chair.

(5) In this regulation—

“the 2007 Act” means the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007; and

“Local Involvement Network” has the meaning given by section 222(2) of the 2007 Act(2) (arrangements under section 221(1)).

(1)

2007 c.28. Section 221 of the 2007 Act is to be amended by section 182 of the 2012 Act on a date to be appointed under section 306 of the 2012 Act. By virtue of the amendments to section 222 of the 2007 Act by section 183 of the 2012 Act, such arrangements must be made with Local Healthwatch organisations.

(2)

A reference in section 222 of the 2007 Act to a “local involvement network” is to a person who, in pursuance of any particular arrangements made under section 221(1) of that Act by a local authority, is to carry on, in that authority’s area, activities specified in section 221(2) for that area – see section 222(2).