The NHS Commissioning Board Authority (Abolition and Transfer of Staff, Property and Liabilities) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012

Intellectual property and records

3.—(1) The intellectual property and liabilities which the Authority has in relation to the items specified in sub-paragraph (2) are to transfer to the Board on the transfer date.

(2) The items referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are—

(a) all books, records and other documents created or held by the Authority (including any documents or records that are kept by means of a computer or other electronic device) including—

(i) employment records and other data relating to staff employed by the Authority at any time before the transfer date,

(ii) financial records,

(iii) records relating to the performance by the Authority of the patient safety function or the NRLS oversight function(1),

(iv) records relating to policy making;

(b) all software and IT systems relating to the performance by the Authority of any of its functions;

(c) all general correspondence; and

(d) all domain names registered by the Authority in respect of the Authority or the Board.

(1)

The “patient safety function” and the “NRLS oversight function” are functions conferred on the Authority as of 1st June 2012 by virtue of amendments made to the NHS Commissioning Board Authority (Functions of the Authority) Directions 2011, signed on 31st October 2011, by paragraph 4 of the NHS Commissioning Board Authority (Functions of the Authority) (Amendment) Directions 2012, signed on 31st May 2012.