Explanatory Notes

Health and Social Care Act 2012

2012 CHAPTER 7

27 March 2012

Commentary on Sections

Part 9 – Health and adult social care services: information

Chapter 1 – Information standards
Section 251 – Information standards: supplementary

1405.Subsection (1) places a duty on the Secretary of State or the Board to consult those they determine should be consulted before publishing an information standard.

1406.Subsection (2) enables the Secretary of State or the Board to adopt existing information standards that are appropriate but have been prepared or published by someone else.