SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care

Reports and other information

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(1)

The F1Authority must prepare a report on the exercise of its functions during each financial year.

F2(1A)

The report must state—

(a)

how the F3Authority, in exercising its functions, has promoted the health, safety and well-being of F4users of health care, users of social care in England, users of social work services in England and other members of the public, and

(b)

how far, in the opinion of the F3Authority, each regulatory body has complied with any duty imposed on it to promote the health, safety and well-being of such persons.

F5(1B)

The Authority must, by such date in each year as the Privy Council determines, publish—

(a)

a strategic plan for the Authority for the coming financial year, and

(b)

a strategic plan for the Authority for such of the subsequent financial years as the Authority may determine.

(2)

As soon as possible after the end of each financial year, the F6Authority must lay a copy of its report for that year F7, and a copy of each of its strategic plans published in that year, before Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(3)

The F6Authority must comply with any request by Parliament to prepare, and lay before it, other reports or to provide Parliament with other information.

(4)

The F6Authority must also comply with any corresponding request by—

(a)

the Scottish Parliament, in relation to matters which concern a subject for which any member of the Scottish Executive has general responsibility,

(b)

the Northern Ireland Assembly, in relation to transferred matters concerning Northern Ireland (“transferred matters” having the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)).