Amendment of Schedule 7 to the principal Order17

In Schedule 7 to the principal Order27 (Patient Group Directions), after Part II, insert the following Part—

PART IIAPERSONS BY WHOM OR ON WHOSE BEHALF A PATIENT GROUP DIRECTION USED IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE, THE PRISON SERVICES OR THE ARMED FORCES MUST BE SIGNED

Column 1

Force or service by whom or on whose behalf the health care is provided

Column 2

Person by whom or on whose behalf the Direction must be signed

A police force in England or Wales

The chief officer of police for that police force (within the meaning of the Police Act 199628)

A police force in Scotland

The chief constable of that police force (within the meaning of the Police (Scotland) Act 199729)

The Police Service of Northern Ireland

The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland

The prison service in England and Wales

The governor of the prison in relation to which the health care in question is being provided

The prison service in Scotland

The Scottish Prison Service Management Board

The prison service in Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Prison Service Management Board

Her Majesty’s Forces

i

the Surgeon General,

ii

a Medical Director General, or

iii

a chief executive of an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence