PART 2Care standards
Increasing the independence of the Care Quality Commission
I189Chief Inspectors
After paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 insert—
3AChief Inspectors
1
The non-executive members must—
a
appoint an executive member to be the Chief Inspector of Hospitals,
b
appoint an executive member to be the Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, and
c
appoint an executive member to be the Chief Inspector of General Practice.
2
Each of those executive members is to exercise such functions of the Commission on its behalf as it determines.
3
When exercising functions under sub-paragraph (2), an executive member must have regard to the importance of safeguarding and promoting the Commission's independence from the Secretary of State.