Before the start of each financial year, an integrated care board and its partner NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts must prepare a plan setting out their planned capital resource use.
The plan must relate to such period as may be specified in a direction by the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State must publish any direction under subsection (2).
The integrated care board and its partner NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts must publish the plan.
The integrated care board and its partner NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts must give a copy of the plan to—
NHS England may give a direction as to the date by which subsection (5) must be complied with.
NHS England may publish guidance about the discharge by an integrated care board and its partner NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts of their functions under this section.
An integrated care board and its partner NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts must have regard to any guidance published under subsection (7).
NHS England may give directions, in relation to a financial year—
The reference in subsection (1) to the use of capital resources is a reference to its expenditure, consumption or reduction in value.