6. The Department may pay to members of a Local Commissioning Group who are not employees or officers of the Department or the Regional Business Services Organisation such remuneration and allowances as the Department may determine.N.I.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 6 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(c)
I2Sch. 2 para. 6 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(c)
7. In the 2009 Act—N.I.
(a)section 2(3)(h) (duty of Department to monitor and hold to account) applies in relation to Local Commissioning Groups;
(b)the duty in section 5 (preparation of framework document) applies as if a Local Commissioning Group were a health and social care body;
(c)section 6 (power of Department to give directions) applies in relation to Local Commissioning Groups;
(d)a Local Commissioning Group is a relevant body for the purposes of section 15 (RBSO support services);
(e)sections 17 to 19 (Patient and Client Council and public involvement) apply to Local Commissioning Groups.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 2 para. 7 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(c)
I4Sch. 2 para. 7 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(c)
8.—(1) The Department may give guidance to a Local Commissioning Group as to the carrying out by the Group of any of its functions.N.I.
(2) It is the duty of a Local Commissioning Group to have regard to any guidance given to it under sub-paragraph (1).
(3) Section 29(3) of the 2009 Act applies to guidance given under sub-paragraph (1).
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 2 para. 8 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(c)
I6Sch. 2 para. 8 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(c)
9. References in the following provisions to a health and social care body are to be treated as including a Local Commissioning Group—N.I.
(a)Article 67 of the 1972 Order (duty of various bodies to co-operate with one another);
(b)section 3(8) of the Health and Social Care (Control of Data Processing) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (code of practice on processing of information);
(c)sections 14(2)(a) and 15(1) of the Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (matters which the Ombudsman may investigate).
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 2 para. 9 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(c)
I8Sch. 2 para. 9 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(c)