SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 7The Health Research Authority
PART 1Constitution
Committees and sub-committees
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The HRA must appoint a committee for the purpose of giving advice—
a
to the HRA in connection with the exercise of the HRA's function under regulation 5(1)(a) of the Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1438) (approval for processing confidential patient information);
b
to the Secretary of State in connection with the exercise of the Secretary of State's functions under regulations 2, 3(4) and 5 of those Regulations (processing of confidential patient information);
c
to the Health and Social Care Information Centre in connection with—
i
the exercise by the Centre of functions conferred in regulations under section 251 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (processing of patient information for medical purposes);
ii
any publication or other dissemination by the Centre of information which is in a form which identifies an individual to whom the information relates or enables the identity of such an individual to be ascertained.
2
The HRA may appoint other committees and sub-committees.
3
The committee appointed under sub-paragraph (1) must consist of persons who are not members or employees of the HRA.
4
Any other committee or sub-committee may consist of or include such persons.
5
The HRA may pay such remuneration and allowances as it decides to a person who is a member of a committee or sub-committee, but is not an employee of the HRA, regardless of whether the person is a non-executive member of the HRA.
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Regulations may provide for the committee appointed under paragraph 8(1) to be required, in giving advice, to have regard to specified factors or matters.