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<P2para>
<Text>The Secretary of State may exercise the power under subsection (1) only in relation to information concerning, or connected with, the provision of health services or of adult social care in England.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/4" id="section-250-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Substitution ChangeId="key-0074380459e6d67180a0958e85e8ab32-1660839108062" CommentaryRef="key-0074380459e6d67180a0958e85e8ab32">NHS England</Substitution>
may exercise the power under subsection (1) only in relation to information concerning, or connected with, the provision of
<Acronym Expansion="National Health Service">NHS</Acronym>
services.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/5" id="section-250-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An information standard must include guidance about the implementation of the standard.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/6" id="section-250-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The following must have regard to an information standard published under this section—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/6/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/6/a" id="section-250-6-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the Secretary of State;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/6/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/6/b" id="section-250-6-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the Board;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/6/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/6/c" id="section-250-6-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any public body which exercises functions in connection with the provision of health services or of adult social care in England;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/d" id="section-250-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any person (other than a public body) who provides health services, or adult social care in England, pursuant to arrangements made with a public body exercising functions in connection with the provision of such services or care.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/7" id="section-250-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this section—</Text>
<UnorderedList Decoration="none">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>“adult social care”—</Text>
</Para>
<OrderedList Type="alpha" Decoration="parens">
<ListItem NumberOverride="a">
<Para>
<Text>includes all forms of personal care and other practical assistance provided for individuals who, by reason of age, illness, disability, pregnancy, childbirth, dependence on alcohol or drugs, or any other similar circumstances, are in need of such care or other assistance, but</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem NumberOverride="b">
<Para>
<Text>does not include anything provided by an establishment or agency for which Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills is the registration authority under section 5 of the Care Standards Act 2000;</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-health-services">health services</Term>
” means services which must or may be provided as part of the health service in England; and for that purpose “
<Term id="term-the-health-service">the health service</Term>
” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 2006 (see section 275(1) of that Act);
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Substitution ChangeId="key-9f422dfdbc8e27e78bbd59ef4dafab9e-1660839027883" CommentaryRef="key-9f422dfdbc8e27e78bbd59ef4dafab9e"></Substitution>
<Term>
<Substitution ChangeId="key-9f422dfdbc8e27e78bbd59ef4dafab9e-1660839027883" CommentaryRef="key-9f422dfdbc8e27e78bbd59ef4dafab9e">NHS services</Substitution>
</Term>
<Substitution ChangeId="key-9f422dfdbc8e27e78bbd59ef4dafab9e-1660839027883" CommentaryRef="key-9f422dfdbc8e27e78bbd59ef4dafab9e">” means services the provision of which is arranged by NHS England or an integrated care board (including services the provision of which is arranged by it in the exercise of functions of another person by virtue of any provision of the National Health Service Act 2006);</Substitution>
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Substitution ChangeId="key-6068f48ffaf499ccb9dc8b401c6582e6-1578930269123" CommentaryRef="key-6068f48ffaf499ccb9dc8b401c6582e6"></Substitution>
<Term>
<Substitution ChangeId="key-6068f48ffaf499ccb9dc8b401c6582e6-1578930269123" CommentaryRef="key-6068f48ffaf499ccb9dc8b401c6582e6">processing</Substitution>
</Term>
<Substitution ChangeId="key-6068f48ffaf499ccb9dc8b401c6582e6-1578930269123" CommentaryRef="key-6068f48ffaf499ccb9dc8b401c6582e6">” has the same meaning as in Parts 5 to 7 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(4) and (14) of that Act);</Substitution>
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-public-body">public body</Term>
” means a body or other person whose functions—
</Text>
</Para>
<OrderedList Type="alpha" Decoration="parens">
<ListItem NumberOverride="a">
<Para>
<Text>are of a public nature, or</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem NumberOverride="b">
<Para>
<Text>include functions of that nature,</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>
<Text>but in the latter case, the body or person is a public body to the extent only of those functions.</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Chapter>
</Part>
</Body>
</Primary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="key-d110390fd64db493392710282fc94d01" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 250 in force at 1.4.2013 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/160" id="cl3ps97z3-02067" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2013" Number="160" Title="The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No.4, Transitional, Savings and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013">S.I. 2013/160</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cl3ps97z3-02067" id="cl3ps97z3-02068" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/160/article/2/2" SectionRef="article-2-2" Operative="true">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cl3ps97z3-02067" id="cl3ps97z3-02069" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/160/article/7" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/160/article/9" StartSectionRef="article-7" EndSectionRef="article-9">arts. 7-9</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-6068f48ffaf499ccb9dc8b401c6582e6" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="cmyvcth43-00006" SectionRef="section-250-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/7">s. 250(7)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (25.5.2018) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2018/12" id="cmyvcth43-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2018" Number="12" Title="Data Protection Act 2018">Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cmyvcth43-00007" id="cmyvcth43-00008" SectionRef="section-212-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2018/12/section/212/1">s. 212(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cmyvcth43-00007" id="cmyvcth43-00009" SectionRef="schedule-19-paragraph-172" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2018/12/schedule/19/paragraph/172" Operative="true">Sch. 19 para. 172</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cmyvcth43-00007" id="cmyvcth43-00010" SectionRef="section-117" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2018/12/section/117">ss. 117</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cmyvcth43-00007" id="cmyvcth43-00011" SectionRef="section-209" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2018/12/section/209">209</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cmyvcth43-00007" id="cmyvcth43-00012" SectionRef="section-210" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2018/12/section/210">210</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/625" id="cmyvcth43-00013" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2018" Number="625" Title="The Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2018">S.I. 2018/625</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="cmyvcth43-00013" id="cmyvcth43-00014" SectionRef="regulation-2-1-g" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/625/regulation/2/1/g">reg. 2(1)(g)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-9f422dfdbc8e27e78bbd59ef4dafab9e" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="coljtcfc4-00023" SectionRef="section-250-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/7">s. 250(7)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (1.7.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31" id="coljtcfc4-00024" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2022" Number="31" Title="Health and Care Act 2022">Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00024" id="coljtcfc4-00025" SectionRef="section-186-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/section/186/6">s. 186(6)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00024" id="coljtcfc4-00026" SectionRef="schedule-9-paragraph-22" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/schedule/9/paragraph/22" Operative="true">Sch. 9 para. 22</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734" id="coljtcfc4-00027" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="734" Title="The Health and Care Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2022">S.I. 2022/734</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00027" id="coljtcfc4-00028" SectionRef="regulation-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/2/a">reg. 2(a)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00027" id="coljtcfc4-00029" SectionRef="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00027" id="coljtcfc4-00030" SectionRef="regulation-13" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/13">regs. 13</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00027" id="coljtcfc4-00031" SectionRef="regulation-29" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/29">29</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00027" id="coljtcfc4-00032" SectionRef="regulation-30" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/30">30</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-0074380459e6d67180a0958e85e8ab32" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="coljtcfc4-00039" SectionRef="section-250-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/4">s. 250(4)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (1.7.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31" id="coljtcfc4-00040" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2022" Number="31" Title="Health and Care Act 2022">Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00040" id="coljtcfc4-00041" SectionRef="section-186-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/section/186/6">s. 186(6)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00040" id="coljtcfc4-00042" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-1-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/schedule/1/paragraph/1/1">Sch. 1 para. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00040" id="coljtcfc4-00043" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/schedule/1/paragraph/1/2" Operative="true">(2)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734" id="coljtcfc4-00044" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="734" Title="The Health and Care Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2022">S.I. 2022/734</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00044" id="coljtcfc4-00045" SectionRef="regulation-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/2/a">reg. 2(a)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00044" id="coljtcfc4-00046" SectionRef="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00044" id="coljtcfc4-00047" SectionRef="regulation-13" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/13">regs. 13</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00044" id="coljtcfc4-00048" SectionRef="regulation-29" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/29">29</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00044" id="coljtcfc4-00049" SectionRef="regulation-30" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/30">30</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-2cd478e6e43e5d024819dbae4a71155e" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="coljtcfc4-00055" SectionRef="section-250-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/250/1">s. 250(1)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (1.7.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31" id="coljtcfc4-00056" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2022" Number="31" Title="Health and Care Act 2022">Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00056" id="coljtcfc4-00057" SectionRef="section-186-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/section/186/6">s. 186(6)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00056" id="coljtcfc4-00058" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-19" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/schedule/1/paragraph/19" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 19</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734" id="coljtcfc4-00059" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="734" Title="The Health and Care Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2022">S.I. 2022/734</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00059" id="coljtcfc4-00060" SectionRef="regulation-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/2/a">reg. 2(a)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00059" id="coljtcfc4-00061" SectionRef="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00059" id="coljtcfc4-00062" SectionRef="regulation-13" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/13">regs. 13</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00059" id="coljtcfc4-00063" SectionRef="regulation-29" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/29">29</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="coljtcfc4-00059" id="coljtcfc4-00064" SectionRef="regulation-30" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/30">30</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>