Amendment of the Charges Regulations to increase charges

2.—(1) The Charges Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In each of the following provisions, for “£6.85” in each place that it occurs substitute “£7.10”—

(a) regulation 3(1)(a) and (b), (1A)(b)(i) and (ii) and (4) (charges for the supply of drugs and appliances by chemists);

(b) regulation 4(1)(a) and (b) and (4) (charges for the supply of drugs and appliances by doctors);

(c) regulation 4A(1)(a) and (b) (charges for the out of hours supply of drugs and appliances by providers of out of hours services);

(d) regulation 5(1)(a) and (d) and (5) (charges for the supply of drugs and appliances by NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts and Primary Care Trusts);

(e) regulation 6(1)(a) and (b) and (4) (charges for the supply of drugs and appliances at Walk-in Centres); and

(f) regulation 6A(1) (charges for the supply of drugs under Patient Group Directions).

(3) In each of the following provisions, for “£13.70” in each place that it occurs substitute “£14.20”—

(a) regulation 3(1)(a) and (1A)(b)(i) (charge for the supply of a pair of elastic hosiery by chemists);

(b) regulation 4(1)(a) (charge for the supply of a pair of elastic hosiery by doctors);

(c) regulation 4A(1)(a) (charge for the out of hours supply of a pair of elastic hosiery by providers of out of hours services);

(d) regulation 5(1)(a) and (c) (charge for the supply of a pair of elastic hosiery or tights by NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts or Primary Care Trusts); and

(e) regulation 6(1)(a) (charge for the supply of a pair of elastic hosiery at Walk-in Centres).

(4) In regulation 9 (pre-payment certificates)—

(a) in paragraphs (4), (6)(a), (11)(a) and (12), for “£26.85” substitute “£27.85”;

(b) in paragraphs (4), (6)(b), (11)(b), (c)(i) and (ii), for “£98.70”, in each place that it occurs, substitute “£102.50”; and

(c) in paragraph (6)(c), for “£9.87” substitute “£10.25”.

(5) In column (2) of Schedule 1 (charges for fabric supports and wigs) substitute—

(a) for “£23.10”, “£24.00”;

(b) for “£34.95”, “£36.30”;

(c) for “£57.00”, “£59.20”;

(d) for “£150.75”, “£156.60”; and

(e) for “£220.50”, “£229.05”.