Part 5 Miscellaneous

National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care

158 Duty to consult Board in relation to regulations about patient information

For section 252 of the National Health Service Act 2006 substitute—

“252 Consultation with National Information Governance Board

(1) Before laying before Parliament a draft of any statutory instrument containing regulations under section 251(1), or making any regulations pursuant to section 251(5)(b), the Secretary of State must seek and have regard to the views of the National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care on the proposed regulations.

(2) The Secretary of State must publish, in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, any views received from the Board on the proposed regulations.”