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[F4An integrated care board established under section 14Z25 of the National Health Service Act 2006.]]
The Care Quality Commission.
[F5The Commissioner for Patient Safety.]
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[F8The Health Research Authority.]
The Health Service Commissioner for England, in respect of—
(a)the Commissioner's functions set out in paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993; and
(b)the Commissioner's public procurement functions (as defined in section 155(3) of this Act).
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An NHS foundation trust within the meaning given by section 30 of the National Health Service Act 2006.
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A Special Health Authority established under section 28 of that Act other than NHS Blood and Transplant and the NHS Business Services Authority.
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[F14The Health Services Safety Investigations Body.]
[F15The National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care.]
[F16The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.]]
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F1Sch. 19 Pt. 1 entries and related heading substituted (4.4.2011) by The Equality Act 2010 (Public Authorities and Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1060), arts. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 3
F2Sch. 19 Pt. 1 entries inserted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes otherwise 1.10.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 55(2), 306(1)(d), Sch. 5 para. 182(a); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2)
F3Words in Sch. 19 Pt. 1 substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 14; S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)
F4Words in Sch. 19 Pt. 1 substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 4 para. 173; S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)
F5Words in Sch. 19 Pt. 1 inserted (11.4.2021) by Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 (c. 3), s. 50(2)(a), Sch. 1 para. 5(5) (with Sch. 1 para. 3(4))
F6Sch. 19 Pt. 1 entry omitted (1.8.2012) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007), arts. 1(2), 3(2), Sch. para. 109(e)
F7Words in Sch. 19 Pt. 1 omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Health Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/368), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11 (with reg. 7)
F8Words in Sch. 19 Pt. 1 inserted (1.1.2015) by Care Act 2014 (c. 23), s. 127(1), Sch. 7 para. 27; S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(m)
F9Words in Sch. 19 Pt. 1 omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 5 para. 44; S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)
F10Sch. 19 Pt. 1 entry omitted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes otherwise prosp.) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 179(6), 306(1)(d)(4), Sch. 14 para. 116 (with s. 179(5)(b))
F11Sch. 19 Pt. 1 entry omitted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes otherwise 1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 55(2), 306(1)(d), Sch. 5 para. 182(c); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2)
F12Sch. 19 Pt. 1 entry omitted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes otherwise 1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 55(2), 306(1)(d), Sch. 5 para. 182(d); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2)
F13Words in Sch. 19 Pt. 1 omitted (1.2.2023) by virtue of The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/98), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 16 (with reg. 3)
F14Words in Sch. 19 Pt. 1 inserted (1.10.2023) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 15 para. 10; S.I. 2023/1035, reg. 2(c)
F15Words in Sch. 19 Pt. 1 inserted (E.W.) (1.4.2019) by Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Act 2018 (c. 31), s. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 5; S.I. 2019/580, reg. 2
F16Sch. 19 Pt. 1 entry added (27.3.2012 for specified purposes otherwise 1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 249(1), 306(1)(d), Sch. 17 para. 14; S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2)
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