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UK Law Reference
All sections of Health and Care Act 2022
2022 c. 31, s.177

Section 177 — Review into disputes relating to treatment of critically ill children

Extent: E+W

This version in force from 2022-10-01

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) The Secretary of State must arrange for the carrying out of a review into the causes of disputes between (on the one hand) persons with parental responsibility for a critically ill child and (on the other) persons responsible for the provision of care or medical treatment for the child as part of the health service in England.

(2) The Secretary of State must publish and lay before Parliament a report on the outcome of the review, within one year beginning with the date on which this section comes into force.

(3) In this section— “child” means a person aged under 18; “health service in England” means the health service continued under section 1(1) of the National health Service Act 2006; “parental responsibility” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Children Act 1989.