Clause 243

Part of Health and Social Care Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 1:15 pm on 31 March 2011.

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Amendments made: 687, in clause 243, page 201, line 16, leave out ‘provider’ and insert ‘relevant person’.

Amendment 688, in clause 243, page 201, line 17, leave out ‘provider’ and insert ‘relevant person’.

Amendment 689, in clause 243, page 201, line 19, leave out ‘provider’ and insert ‘relevant person’.

Amendment 690, in clause 243, page 201, line 22, leave out ‘provider’ and insert ‘relevant person’.

Amendment 691, in clause 243, page 201, line 23, at end insert—

‘(ba) the Centre considers that—

(i) the information fails to meet the information standards published under section234 (so far as they are applicable), and

(ii) it would not be in the public interest to publish the information, or’.

Amendment 692, in clause 243, page 201, line 26, leave out subsection (2).

Amendment 693, in clause 243, page 201, line 27, at end insert—

‘(2A) A direction under section 238 may provide that the obligation to publish imposed by subsection (1) applies to information falling within subsection (1A)(a).’.

Amendment 694, in clause 243, page 201, line 27, at end insert—

‘(2B) The Information Centre may disseminate to any such persons and in such manner as it considers appropriate any information which it collects pursuant to a direction under section 238 or a request under section 239 and which falls within subsection (2C).

(2C) Information falls within this subsection if—

(a) the information is required to be published under this section,

(b) the information is in a form which identifies any relevant person to whom the information relates or enables the identity of such a relevant person to be ascertained and the Centre, after taking into account the public interest as well as the interests of the relevant person, considers that it is appropriate for the information to be disseminated, or

(c) the Centre is prohibited from publishing the information only by virtue of it falling within subsection (1A)(ba) and the Centre considers it would be in the public interest for the information to be disseminated.

(2D) In the case of a direction under section 238 or a mandatory request under section 239 the power in subsection (2B) is subject to the requirements of the direction or mandatory request.

(2E) Nothing in this section prevents the Information Centre from disseminating information (otherwise than by publishing it) pursuant to the exercise of any function conferred by or under any other provision of this or any other Act.’.

Amendment 695, in clause 243, page 201, line 28, leave out subsection (3) and insert—

‘( ) Where the Information Centre publishes information which it collects pursuant to a direction under section 238 or a mandatory request under section 239 in accordance with the requirements of the direction or the mandatory request, it may also publish the information in such other form and such other manner, and at such other intervals, as it considers appropriate.’.

Amendment 696, in clause 243, page 201, line 36, leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.

Amendment 697, in clause 243, page 201, line 38, leave out paragraph (b).

Amendment 698, in clause 243, page 201, line 45, at end insert—

‘( ) In this section “relevant person” means—

(a) any person who provides health care or adult social care, or

(b) any body corporate not falling within paragraph (a).’.—(Paul Burstow.)