(1)Section 100 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (modification of standard conditions) is amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)Before making modifications under subsection (1) that NHS England consider to be a major change, NHS England must—
(a)carry out an assessment of the likely impact of the modifications, or
(b)publish a statement setting out its reasons for concluding that such assessment is not needed.”
(3)In subsection (2), for “such modifications” substitute “modifications under subsection (1)”.
(4)In subsection (4), after paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba)set out any impact assessment carried out by NHS England under subsection (1A)(a),”.