Health and Care Bill – in the House of Commons at 10:13 pm on 22 November 2021.
Amendment made: 30, page 173, line 29, at end insert—
“Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/506)
233A The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 are amended as follows.
233B In regulation 1(2) (interpretation), in the definition of “OES”, after “regulation 8(1)” insert “or (2A)”.
233C (1) Regulation 8 (identification of operators of essential services) is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) Each integrated care board is deemed to be designated as an OES for the healthcare settings subsector and, in relation to an integrated care board, any services provided by it (including the making of arrangements for the provision of services by others) are deemed to be essential services.”
(3) In paragraph (8), after “paragraph (1)” insert “or (2A)”.” .—(Edward Argar.)
This amendment ensures that the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 apply to integrated care boards.
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