Statutory Instruments
National Health Service, England
Made
13th March 2017
Coming into force
1st April 2017
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1) and 272(7)(a) and (b) of the National Health Service Act 2006(1).
In accordance with section 25(3) of that Act, the consultation prescribed in regulations made under that section has been completed(2).
1. This Order may be cited as the Gloucestershire Care Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2017 and comes into force on 1st April 2017.
2. In article 4(1) of the Gloucestershire Care Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2013 (directors of the trust)(3) for “4 executive directors” substitute “5 executive directors”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Philip Dunne
Minister of State,
Department of Health
13th March 2017
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Gloucestershire Care Services National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 2013, which established the Gloucestershire Care Services National Health Service Trust.
Article 2 increases the number of executive directors of the trust from 4 to 5.
No impact assessment has been produced for this instrument as it has no effect on private sector and civil society organisations, and no significant effect on the public sector.
2006 c.41 (“the 2006 Act”). Section 179(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) provides for the repeal of section 25 of the 2006 Act but this provision is not yet in force.
S.I. 2010/743, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order. The prescribed consultation under regulation 2(2) of S.I. 2010/743 is, before making an order under section 25(1) of the 2006 Act in relation to an NHS trust, consultation by the Secretary of State with that NHS trust.
S.I. 2013/531 amended by S.I. 2014/358.