The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013

The Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005 U.K.

81.—(1) The Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “child” insert—

““clinical commissioning group” means a body established under section 14D of the National Health Service Act 2006;”, and

(b) omit the definition of “Primary Care Trust”.

(3) In regulation 5(1)(c) (arrangements for securing provision of services), for “or Primary Care Trust” substitute “ , a clinical commissioning group and the National Health Service Commissioning Board ”.

(4) In regulation 14(4) (procedure for assessment)—

(a) for “a Primary Care Trust,” substitute “ a clinical commissioning group, the National Health Service Commissioning Board, ”, and

(b) for “that Primary Care Trust, Local Health Board or local authority” substitute “ that group, board, or authority ”.

(5) In regulation 16(3) (plan)—

(a) for “a Primary Care Trust,” substitute “ a clinical commissioning group, the National Health Service Commissioning Board, ”, and

(b) for “that Primary Care Trust, Local Health Board or local authority” substitute “ that group, board or authority ”.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2005/691. The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2010/1172.