PART 2Health and adult social care: information
97General duties of the Health and Social Care Information Centre etc
1
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 is amended as follows.
2
In section 253(1) (general duties of the Information Centre)—
a
omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (ca);
b
after paragraph (ca) insert—
cb
the need to promote the effective and efficient planning, development and provision of health services and of adult social care in England,
c
at the end of paragraph (d) insert
, and
e
the need to balance the needs mentioned in this subsection against one another, so far as they compete.
3
In section 261(1A) (other dissemination of information), for “the purposes of” substitute “purposes connected with”
.