No versions valid at: 22/11/2001
Point in time view as at 22/11/2001. This version of this cross heading contains provisions that are not valid for this point in time.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Health and Social Care Act 2001, Cross Heading: Independent advocacy services.
Valid from 01/09/2003
After section 19 of the 1977 Act there shall be inserted—
(1)It is the duty of the Secretary of State to arrange, to such extent as he considers necessary to meet all reasonable requirements, for the provision of independent advocacy services.
(2)“Independent advocacy services” are services providing assistance (by way of representation or otherwise) to individuals making or intending to make—
(a)a complaint under a procedure operated by a health service body or independent provider,
(b)a complaint to the Health Service Commissioner for England or the Health Service Commissioner for Wales,
(c)a complaint of a prescribed description which relates to the provision of services as part of the health service and—
(i)is made under a procedure of a prescribed description, or
(ii)gives rise, or may give rise, to proceedings of a prescribed description.
(3)In subsection (2)—
“health service body” means a body which, under section 2(1) or (2) of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993, is subject to investigation by the Health Service Commissioner for England or the Health Service Commissioner for Wales;
“independent provider” means a person who, under section 2B(1) or (2) of that Act, is subject to such investigation.
(4)The Secretary of State may make such other arrangements as he thinks fit for the provision of assistance to individuals in connection with complaints relating to the provision of services as part of the health service.
(5)In making arrangements under this section the Secretary of State must have regard to the principle that the provision of services under the arrangements should, so far as practicable, be independent of any person who is the subject of a relevant complaint or is involved in investigating or adjudicating on such a complaint.
(6)The Secretary of State may make payments to any person in pursuance of arrangements under this section.”
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