to prepare a draft statement of standards for the purposes of subsection (1), submit it to the Secretary of State for approval and publish it in the form approved or modified by the Secretary of State;

to keep standards under review for the purposes of subsection (2) and, whenever the person considers it appropriate, submit a draft amended statement to the Secretary of State for approval and publish it in the form approved or modified by the Secretary of State.

before publishing a statement under subsection (1) or approving a statement under subsection (3)(a);

before publishing under subsection (2), or approving under subsection (3)(b), any amended statement which in the opinion of the Secretary of State effects a substantial change in the standards.

conduct reviews of the provision of health care provided or commissioned by the Trust,

assess the Trust's performance following each such review, and

publish a report of its assessment.

conduct reviews of the provision of health care by the provider,

assess the provider's performance following each such review, and

publish a report of its assessment.

conduct reviews of the provision of adult social services provided or commissioned by the authority,

assess the authority's performance following each such review, and

publish a report of its assessment.

prepare a statement describing the method that it proposes to use in assessing and evaluating a body's performance under this section, and

submit the statement to the Secretary of State for approval.

the indicators devised or approved from time to time by the Secretary of State, and

the method statement approved from time to time by the Secretary of State.

prepare a document setting out the frequency with which reviews under section 46 are to be conducted and the period to which they are to relate, and

submit the document to the Secretary of State for approval.

the provision of NHS care,

the provision of adult social services, or

the exercise of functions by English Health Authorities.

to the overall provision of NHS care or adult social services or to the provision of NHS care or adult social services of a particular description;

to the overall exercise of functions or to the exercise of functions of a particular description;

to the provision of care or services or the exercise of functions by bodies or persons generally or by particular bodies or persons.

a Strategic Health Authority, or

a Special Health Authority performing functions only or mainly in respect of England.

conduct periodic reviews of the carrying on of regulated activities by registered service providers, and

all regulated activities or regulated activities of a particular description;

all registered service providers or particular registered service providers;

the whole of a regulated activity or a particular aspect of it.

subsection (1) does not apply to the carrying on of that activity by that body to the extent that the carrying on of that activity by that body is already subject to periodic review under section 46, but

this does not prevent the Secretary of State from requiring the Commission to conduct periodic reviews of a particular aspect of the activity as carried on by that body.

section 46(4) to (9), and

section 47.

inform the Secretary of State of that fact, and

recommend any special measures which it considers the Secretary of State should take.

give the local authority a notice under subsection (4), and

inform the Secretary of State that it has done so.

the respects in which the Commission considers that the local authority is failing,

the action which the Commission considers the local authority should take to remedy the failure, and

the time by which the Commission considers the action should be taken.

conduct a further review under section 48 in relation to the authority, and

include in its report under subsection (4) of that section a report on such matters as the Secretary of State may specify.

there are significant failings in relation to the provision of health care by or pursuant to arrangements made by a Welsh NHS body,

there are significant failings in the running of a Welsh NHS body, or

there are significant failings in the running of a body, or the practice of an individual, providing health care pursuant to arrangements made by a Welsh NHS body.

in a case falling within subsection (1)(a) or (b), in relation to the Welsh NHS body concerned;

in a case falling within subsection (1)(c), in relation to the body or individual concerned (except an English NHS body or a cross-border Special Health Authority).