Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7)

PART 8 E+W The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Functions: quality standards E+W

236 Advice or guidance to the Secretary of State or [F1 NHS England] E+W

(1) NICE must give advice or guidance to the Secretary of State or [F1 NHS England] on any quality matter referred to it by the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) [F1 NHS England].

(2) “Quality matter”—

(a) in relation to the Secretary of State, means any matter in relation to which the Secretary of State has the power to direct NICE to prepare a quality standard, and

(b) in relation to [F1 NHS England], means any matter in relation to which [F1 NHS England] has the power to direct NICE to prepare a quality standard.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 236 substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(2); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 236 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)