Clause 14 - Commission for health improvement: constitution
NHS Reform & Health Care Professions
5:45 pm
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire, Conservative)
In clause 14(3), the CHI is given the power to discharge any of its functions either via a committee, a sub-committee or an employee. However, an addition is made, referring to ''any other person''. We would like to know who this other person is likely to be. Is the Minister suggesting that another public sector body might become involved; for example, as we discussed earlier, the Audit Commission? Or is he referring—because of the way it is worded—to private sector providers? If so, does he intend that the CHI might want to involve in its work opinion research, private investigation agencies or some other body in the private sector? Can the Minister tell us what type of persons he has in mind?