236A: Clause 183, page 181, line 5, leave out subsection (3) and insert—
““(3) In subsection (3), for the words from the beginning to ““who is not”” substitute ““None of the following is capable of being a Local Healthwatch organisation””.””
236B: Clause 183, page 181, line 7, leave out subsection (4) and insert—
““(4) For subsection (4) substitute—
““(4) The arrangements must secure the result that Local Healthwatch arrangements will not be made with a body of a description specified in subsection (3) or with the National Health Service Commissioning Board.””””
236C: Clause 183, page 181, line 19, leave out subsection (7) and insert—
““(7) For subsection (8) substitute—
““(8) For the purposes of this section, a body is a social enterprise if—
(a) a person might reasonably consider that it acts for the benefit of the community in England, and
(b) it satisfies such criteria as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(9) Regulations made by the Secretary of State may provide that activities of a prescribed description are to be treated as being, or as not being, activities which a person might reasonably consider to be activities carried on for the benefit of the community in England.
(10) In subsections (8) and (9), ““community”” includes a section of the community; and regulations made by the Secretary of State may make provision about what does, does not or may constitute a section of the community.””””
236D: Clause 183, page 181, line 19, at end insert—
““( ) For the title to section 222 substitute ““Local Healthwatch organisations””.””
236E: Clause 183, page 181, line 19, at end insert—
““( ) After section 222 insert—
““222A Local authority arrangements: conflicts of interest
(1) In making arrangements under section 221(1), a local authority must have regard to any conflicts guidance issued by the Secretary of State.
(2) Arrangements under section 221(1) must require the Local Healthwatch organisation, in exercising its function of carrying on the activities specified in section 221(2) or in making Local Healthwatch arrangements, to have regard to any conflicts guidance issued by the Secretary of State.
(3) In this section, ““conflicts guidance”” means guidance about managing conflicts between—
(a) the making of arrangements under section 221(1), and
(b) the carrying-on of the activities specified in section 221(2).
(4) In this section, ““Local Healthwatch arrangements”” has the meaning given by section 222.””
236F: Clause 183, page 181, line 20, leave out subsections (8) to (11)
Amendments 236A to 236F agreed.
Amendment 237 not moved.
Amendment 237A
Moved by
Health and Social Care Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Earl Howe
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 8 March 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Health and Social Care Bill.
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