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UK Law Reference
All sections of Health and Care Act 2022
2022 c. 31, s.3

Section 3 — Spending on mental health

Extent: E+W

This version in force from 2022-07-01

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 National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2) After section 12E insert— Expected mental health spending 12F (1) The Secretary of State must, in respect of each financial year, publish and lay before Parliament a document— (a) stating, by comparison with the previous financial year— (i) whether the Secretary of State expects there to be an increase in the amount of expenditure incurred by NHS England and integrated care boards (taken together) in relation to mental health, and (ii) whether the Secretary of State expects there to be an increase in the proportion of the expenditure incurred by NHS England and integrated care boards (taken together) that relates to mental health, and (b) explaining why. (2) The Secretary of State must publish and lay the document before the financial year to which it relates.

(3) In section 13U (annual report), after subsection (2A) (inserted by section 34 of this Act) insert— (2B) The annual report must include— (a) a statement of the amount of expenditure incurred by NHS England and integrated care boards during the year (taken together) in relation to mental health, (b) a calculation of the proportion of the expenditure incurred by NHS England and integrated care boards during the year (taken together) that relates to mental health, and (c) an explanation of the statement and calculation.