Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)

Part 2 U.K. Regulation of health professions and health and social care workforce

The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence U.K.

116 Powers of Secretary of State and devolved administrations U.K.

(1) After section 26 of the 2002 Act insert—

“26A Powers of Secretary of State and devolved administrations

(1) The Secretary of State, the Welsh Ministers, the Scottish Ministers or the relevant Northern Ireland department may request the Council for advice on any matter connected with a profession appearing to the person making the request to be a health care profession; and the Council must comply with such a request.

(2) The Secretary of State, the Welsh Ministers, the Scottish Ministers or the relevant Northern Ireland department may require the Council to investigate and report on a particular matter in respect of which the Council's functions are exercisable.

(3) In this section “the relevant Northern Ireland department” means the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland.”

(2) In section 26 of the 2002 Act (powers and duties of the Council: general), omit subsections (7) and (8) (which are superseded by subsection (1) of this section).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 116 in force at 1.1.2009 by S.I. 2008/3244, art. 2(c)