EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2996) (“Standing Rules”) make provision for, amongst other things, the right to request a personal health budget.

These Regulations amend regulation 32A of the Standing Rules. Regulation 3 extends the relevant health services for which there is a right to request a personal health budget.