Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31)

PART 6 U.K. Miscellaneous

Disputes about treatment of critically ill children E+W

177 Review into disputes relating to treatment of critically ill children E+W

(1) The Secretary of State must arrange for the carrying out of a review into the causes of disputes between (on the one hand) persons with parental responsibility for a critically ill child and (on the other) persons responsible for the provision of care or medical treatment for the child as part of the health service in England.

(2) The Secretary of State must publish and lay before Parliament a report on the outcome of the review, within one year beginning with the date on which this section comes into force.

(3) In this section—

• “child” means a person aged under 18;

• “health service in England” means the health service continued under section 1(1) of the National health Service Act 2006;

• “parental responsibility” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Children Act 1989.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 177 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 186(6)

I2 S. 177 in force at 1.10.2022 by S.I. 2022/1003, reg. 2(d)