Section 65LA: Trusts to be dissolved

National Health Service Act 2006 · 2006 c. 41View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Health service bodies — Chapter 5A: Trust special administrators: NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts

This section applies if—

the Secretary of State is satisfied as mentioned in section 65KB(1) or 65KD(1), and
the action recommended in the final report is to dissolve the NHS foundation trust in question.

This section also applies if the Secretary of State decides under section 65KD(9) to dissolve the NHS foundation trust in question.

NHS England may make an order—

dissolving the trust, and
transferring, or providing for the transfer of, the property and liabilities of the trust —
to an NHS body;
to the Secretary of State;
between more than one NHS body or between one or more NHS bodies and the Secretary of State.

An order under subsection (3) may include provision for the transfer of employees of the trust.

The liabilities that may be transferred to an NHS body by virtue of subsection (3)(b) include criminal liabilities.

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