Section 84: Trust special administration: appointment of administrator

Care Act 2014 · 2014 c. 23View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Care standards

In section 65D of the National Health Service Act 2006 (NHS foundation trusts: appointment of trust special administrator), in subsection (1)—

after "satisfied that" insert— a, and
at the end insert, or bthere is a serious failure by an NHS foundation trust to provide services that are of sufficient quality to be provided under this Act and it is appropriate to make an order under subsection (2).

After that subsection insert—

In subsection (2) of that section, after "The regulator may" insert ." or, where this section applies as a result of subsection (1A), must "

After subsection (3) of that section insert—

In subsection (4) of that section, after "making an order under this section" insert ." (except where it is required to do so as a result of subsection (1A)) "

In section 65N of that Act (guidance for trust special administrators), after subsection (3) insert—

In subsection (4) of that section, for "the reference in subsection (1) to the Secretary of State is to be read as a reference" substitute ." the references in subsections (1) and (3A) to the Secretary of State are to be read as references "

In paragraph 24 of Schedule 14 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (abolition of NHS trusts in England: consequential amendments to section 65N of the National Health Service Act 2006), after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

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