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Section 117: Approval for processing confidential patient information

Care Act 2014 · 2014 c. 23View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Health — CHAPTER 2: Health Research Authority

The Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1438) are amended as follows.

In regulation 5 (the title to which becomes )—" Approval for processing information "

the existing text becomes paragraph (1), and
in sub-paragraph (a) of that paragraph, for "both the Secretary of State and a research ethics committee" substitute ." the Health Research Authority "

After paragraph (1) of that regulation insert—

After paragraph (2) of that regulation insert—

In regulation 6 (registration requirements in relation to information), in paragraph (1)—

before "the Secretary of State" insert , and" the Health Research Authority or "
before "he" insert ." it or "

In paragraph (2)(d) of that regulation, before "the Secretary of State" insert ." the Health Research Authority or (as the case may be) "

In paragraph (3) of that regulation, for the words from the beginning to "in the register" substitute ." The Health Research Authority shall retain the particulars of each entry it records in the register, and the Secretary of State shall retain the particulars of each entry he records in the register, "

For paragraph (4) of that regulation substitute—

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