The Commission for Health Improvement (Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2000

Made: 30 March 2000

Coming into force: 1st April 2000

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PART I — GENERAL

Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

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PART II — ANNUAL WORK PROGRAMME

Annual work programme

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PART III — ADVICE OR INFORMATION ON CLINICAL GOVERNANCE

Persons to whom advice or information to be given

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Exercise of the function of providing advice or information on clinical governance arrangements

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PART IV — LOCAL REVIEWS

Effectiveness and adequacy of arrangements

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Local review reports

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Special interest reports

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Further action following a local review

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PART V — NATIONAL SERVICE REVIEWS

National service review reports

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PART VI — INVESTIGATIONS

Investigations

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Notice of investigation

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Conducting an investigation of a body which is the subject of a local review

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Investigation reports

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Special interest reports

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Further action following an investigation

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PART VII — RIGHTS OF ENTRY AND OBTAINING INFORMATION

Rights of entry

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Obtaining information and explanations

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Information held by means of a computer or in any other electronic form

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Restrictions on disclosure of information to the Commission

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PART VIII — MISCELLANEOUS

Assisting the Audit Commission

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Exercising functions in relation to health service inquiries

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Signed

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[^f00010]. 30th March 2000

D. Elis Thomas — The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1977 c. 49; section 17 was substituted by section 12 of the 1999 Act; section 126(4) applies in relation to any power to make orders or regulations conferred by the 1999 Act (see section 62(4) of the 1999 Act) and was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 65(2) and the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6).

[^f00002]: 1999 c. 8; see sections 20(7) and 23(6) for the definitions of “prescribed”.

[^f00003]: The functions of the Secretary of State under these provisions are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672, as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act.

[^f00004]: 1997 c. 46.

[^f00005]: See sections 18(3) and 20(7) of the 1999 Act for the definition of “health care”.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2000/662.

[^f00007]: See section 1 of the 1997 Act for a definition of “pilot scheme”.

[^f00008]: See section 23(6) of the 1999 Act for the definition of “National Health Service premises”.

[^f00009]: See section 23(6) of the 1999 Act for the definition of “confidential information”.

[^f00010]: 1998 c. 38.

[^f00011]: See section 18(3) of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”).

Editorial notes