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UK Law Reference
Health and Care Act 2022 overview

Health and Care Act 2022 — full text by section

Consolidated text as published on legislation.gov.uk, snapshot 2026-08-24. Read the Act on legislation.gov.uk

187 sections. Default extent: E+W+S+N.I..

  1. s.1NHS Commissioning Board renamed NHS England(E+W)
  2. s.2Power to require commissioning of specialised services(E+W)
  3. s.3Spending on mental health(E+W)
  4. s.4NHS England mandate: general(E+W)
  5. s.5NHS England mandate: cancer outcome targets(E+W)
  6. s.6Duties as to reducing inequalities(E+W)
  7. s.7Duties in respect of research: business plan and annual report etc(E+W)
  8. s.8NHS England: wider effect of decisions(E+W)
  9. s.9NHS England: duties in relation to climate change etc(E+W)
  10. s.10Public involvement: carers and representatives(E+W)
  11. s.11Information about inequalities(E+W)
  12. s.12Support and assistance by NHS England(E+W)
  13. s.13Exercise of functions relating to provision of services(E+W)
  14. s.14Preparation of consolidated accounts for providers(E+W)
  15. s.15Funding for service integration(E+W)
  16. s.16Payments in respect of quality(E+W)
  17. s.17Secondments to NHS England(E+W)
  18. s.18Role of integrated care boards(E+W)
  19. s.19Establishment of integrated care boards(E+W)
  20. s.20People for whom integrated care boards have responsibility(E+W)
  21. s.21Commissioning hospital and other health services(E+W)
  22. s.22Commissioning primary care services etc(E+W)
  23. s.23Transfer schemes in connection with transfer of primary care functions(E+W)
  24. s.24Commissioning arrangements: conferral of discretions(E+W)
  25. s.25General functions(E+W)
  26. s.26Integrated care partnerships and strategies(E+W)
  27. s.27NHS England’s financial responsibilities(E+W)
  28. s.28Expansion of NHS England’s duties in respect of expenditure(E+W)
  29. s.29Financial responsibilities of integrated care boards and their partners(E+W)
  30. s.30Expansion of financial duties of integrated care boards and their partners(E+W)
  31. s.31Care Quality Commission reviews etc of integrated care system(E+W)
  32. s.32Integrated care system: further amendments(E+W)
  33. s.33Abolition of Monitor and transfer of functions to NHS England(E+W)
  34. s.34Exercise by NHS England of new regulatory functions(E+W)
  35. s.35Modification of standard licence conditions(E+W)
  36. s.36Abolition of NHS Trust Development Authority(E+W)
  37. s.37Merger of bodies: consequential amendment(E+W)
  38. s.38Transfer schemes in connection with abolished bodies(E+W)
  39. s.39Transfer schemes under section 38: taxation(E+W)
  40. s.40Duties in respect of research(E+W)
  41. s.41Report on assessing and meeting workforce needs(E+W)
  42. s.42Arrangements for exercise of public health functions(E+W)
  43. s.43Power of direction: public health functions(E+W)
  44. s.44Power of direction: investigation functions(E+W)
  45. s.45General power to direct NHS England(E+W)
  46. s.46Reconfiguration of services: intervention powers(E+W)
  47. s.47Review into NHS supply chains(E+W)
  48. s.48NHS trusts in England(E+W)
  49. s.49Removal of power to appoint trust funds and trustees(E+W)
  50. s.50Sections 48 and 49: consequential amendments(E+W)
  51. s.51Licensing of NHS trusts(E+W)
  52. s.52NHS trusts: wider effect of decisions(E+W)
  53. s.53NHS trusts: duties in relation to climate change(E+W)
  54. s.54Oversight and support of NHS trusts(E+W)
  55. s.55Directions to NHS trusts(E+W)
  56. s.56Recommendations about restructuring of NHS trusts(E+W)
  57. s.57Intervention in NHS trusts(E+W)
  58. s.58NHS trusts: conversion to NHS foundation trusts and dissolution(E+W)
  59. s.59Appointment of chair of NHS trusts(E+W)
  60. s.60Financial objectives for NHS trusts(E+W)
  61. s.61Licensing of NHS foundation trusts(E+W)
  62. s.62Capital spending limits for NHS foundation trusts(E+W)
  63. s.63Accounts, reports and forward plans(E+W)
  64. s.64NHS foundation trusts: joint exercise of functions(E+W)
  65. s.65NHS foundation trusts: mergers, acquisitions and separations(E+W)
  66. s.66Transfers on dissolution of NHS foundation trusts(E+W)
  67. s.67NHS foundation trusts: wider effect of decisions(E+W)
  68. s.68NHS foundation trusts: duties in relation to climate change(E+W)
  69. s.69Transfer schemes between trusts(E+W)
  70. s.70Trust special administrators(E+W)
  71. s.71Joint working and delegation arrangements(E+W)
  72. s.72References to functions: treatment of delegation arrangements etc(E+W)
  73. s.73Repeal of duties to promote autonomy(E+W)
  74. s.74Guidance about joint appointments(E+W)
  75. s.75Co-operation by NHS bodies etc(E+W)
  76. s.76Wider effect of decisions: licensing of health care providers(E+W)
  77. s.77The NHS payment scheme(E+W)
  78. s.78Regulations as to patient choice(E+W)
  79. s.79Procurement regulations(E+W)
  80. s.80Procurement and patient choice: consequential amendments etc(E+W)
  81. s.81Eradicating slavery and human trafficking in supply chains(E+W)
  82. s.82Duty to provide assistance to the CMA(E+W)
  83. s.83Mergers of providers: removal of CMA powers(E+W)
  84. s.84Removal of functions relating to competition etc(E+W)
  85. s.85Removal of CMA’s involvement in licensing etc(E+W)
  86. s.86Special Health Authorities: removal of 3 year limit(E+W)
  87. s.87Tidying up etc provisions about accounts of certain NHS bodies(E+W)
  88. s.88Meaning of “health” in NHS Act 2006(E+W)
  89. s.89Repeal of spent powers to make transfer schemes etc(E+W)
  90. s.90Abolition of Local Education and Training Boards(E+W)
  91. s.91Hospital patients with care and support needs: repeals etc(E+W)
  92. s.92Information about payments etc to persons in the health care sector
  93. s.93Regulations under section 92: enforcement
  94. s.94Regulations under section 92: consent
  95. s.95Information standards(E+W)
  96. s.96Sharing anonymous health and social care information(E+W)
  97. s.97General duties of the Health and Social Care Information Centre etc(E+W)
  98. s.98Collection of information from private health care providers(E+W)
  99. s.99Collection of information about adult social care(E+W)
  100. s.100Enforcement of duties against private providers(E+W)
  101. s.101Medicine information systems(E+W)
  102. s.102Relevant bodies and Special Health Authorities
  103. s.103Power to transfer functions between bodies
  104. s.104Power to provide for exercise of functions of Secretary of State
  105. s.105Scope of powers
  106. s.106Transfer schemes in connection with regulations
  107. s.107Transfer schemes: taxation
  108. s.108Consent and consultation
  109. s.109Establishment of the HSSIB(E+W)
  110. s.110Investigation of incidents with safety implications(E+W)
  111. s.111Deciding which incidents to investigate(E+W)
  112. s.112Criteria, principles and processes(E+W)
  113. s.113Final reports(E+W)
  114. s.114Interim reports(E+W)
  115. s.115Draft reports(E+W)
  116. s.116Response to reports(E+W)
  117. s.117Admissibility of reports(E+W)
  118. s.118Powers of entry, inspection and seizure(E+W)
  119. s.119Powers to require information etc(E+W)
  120. s.120Voluntary provision of information etc(E+W)
  121. s.121Offences relating to investigations(E+W)
  122. s.122Prohibition on disclosure of HSSIB material(E+W)
  123. s.123Exceptions to prohibition on disclosure(E+W)
  124. s.124Offences of unlawful disclosure(E+W)
  125. s.125Restriction of statutory powers requiring disclosure
  126. s.126Co-operation(E+W)
  127. s.127Assistance of NHS bodies(E+W)
  128. s.128Investigations relating to Wales and Northern Ireland(E+W)
  129. s.129Failure to exercise functions(E+W)
  130. s.130Review(E+W)
  131. s.131Offences by bodies corporate(E+W)
  132. s.132Offences by partnerships(E+W)
  133. s.133Obligations of confidence etc(E+W)
  134. s.134Consequential amendments relating to Part 4(E+W)
  135. s.135Interpretation of Part 4(E+W)
  136. s.136Offence of virginity testing: England and Wales(E+W)
  137. s.137Offence of offering to carry out virginity testing: England and Wales(E+W)
  138. s.138Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing: England and Wales(E+W)
  139. s.139Virginity testing offences in England and Wales: penalties(E+W)
  140. s.140Offence of virginity testing: Scotland(S)
  141. s.141Offence of offering to carry out virginity testing: Scotland(S)
  142. s.142Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing: Scotland(S)
  143. s.143Virginity testing offences in Scotland: penalties and supplementary(S)
  144. s.144Offence of virginity testing: Northern Ireland(N.I.)
  145. s.145Offence of offering to carry out virginity testing: Northern Ireland(N.I.)
  146. s.146Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing: Northern Ireland(N.I.)
  147. s.147Virginity testing offences in Northern Ireland: penalties(N.I.)
  148. s.148Offence of carrying out hymenoplasty: England and Wales(E+W)
  149. s.149Offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: England and Wales(E+W)
  150. s.150Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty: England and Wales(E+W)
  151. s.151Hymenoplasty offences in England and Wales: penalties(E+W)
  152. s.152Offence of carrying out hymenoplasty: Scotland(S)
  153. s.153Offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: Scotland(S)
  154. s.154Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty: Scotland(S)
  155. s.155Hymenoplasty offences in Scotland: penalties and supplementary(S)
  156. s.156Offence of carrying out hymenoplasty: Northern Ireland(N.I.)
  157. s.157Offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty: Northern Ireland(N.I.)
  158. s.158Offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty: Northern Ireland(N.I.)
  159. s.159Hymenoplasty offences in Northern Ireland: penalties(N.I.)
  160. s.160Consequential amendments relating to Part 5(E+W)
  161. s.161Pharmaceutical services: remuneration in respect of vaccines etc(E+W)
  162. s.162International healthcare arrangements(E+W)
  163. s.163Regulation of local authority functions relating to adult social care(E+W)
  164. s.164Default powers of Secretary of State in relation to adult social care(E+W)
  165. s.165Care Quality Commission’s powers in relation to local authority failings(E+W)
  166. s.166Cap on care costs for charging purposes(E+W)
  167. s.167Provision of social care services: financial assistance(E+W)
  168. s.168Regulation of health care and associated professions(E+W)
  169. s.169Medical examiners(E+W)
  170. s.170Commercial dealings in organs for transplantation: extra-territorial offences(E+W)
  171. s.171Storage of gametes and embryos
  172. s.172Advertising of less healthy food and drink(E+W)
  173. s.173Hospital food standards(E+W)
  174. s.174Food information for consumers: power to amend retained EU law(E+W)
  175. s.175Fluoridation of water supplies(E+W)
  176. s.176Fluoridation of water supplies: transitional provision(E+W)
  177. s.177Review into disputes relating to treatment of critically ill children(E+W)
  178. s.178Early medical termination of pregnancy(E+W)
  179. s.179Child safeguarding etc in health and care: policy about information sharing(E+W)
  180. s.180Licensing of cosmetic procedures(E+W)
  181. s.181Mandatory training on learning disability and autism(E+W)
  182. s.182Power to make consequential provision
  183. s.183Regulations
  184. s.184Financial provision
  185. s.185Extent
  186. s.186Commencement
  187. s.187Short title