Amendment of Schedule 7 to the principal Order
17. In Schedule 7 to the principal Order(1) (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 |
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A police force in England or Wales | The chief officer of police for that police force (within the meaning of the Police Act 1996(2)) |
A police force in Scotland | The chief constable of that police force (within the meaning of the Police (Scotland) Act 1997(3)) |
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”. |