(1)In the National Health Service Act 2006—
(a)in section 43, omit subsections (3B) and (3C) (requirements relating to content etc of forward plan for NHS foundation trusts);
(b)in paragraph 27 of Schedule 7, omit sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) (which require the forward plan to be prepared by the directors etc).
(2)In the Health and Social Care Act 2012—
(a)omit section 155 (accounts: transfer of functions relating to accounts from the regulator to the Secretary of State);
(b)in section 156 omit—
(i)subsection (3) (power to provide for content of annual reports to be prescribed by regulations rather than determined by the regulator);
(ii)subsection (4) (duty to give forward plan to Secretary of State, rather than to the regulator).