SCHEDULE 2 Integrated Care Boards: Constitution etc

SCHEDULE 2 Integrated Care Boards: Constitution etc

Section 19

1

Before Schedule 4 to the National Health Service Act 2006 insert—

“SCHEDULE 1B
Integrated Care Boards
Part 1
Constitution of Integrated Care Boards

Introduction

1

An integrated care board must have a constitution.

Name and area

2

The constitution must specify—

(a)     the name of the integrated care board, and

(b)     the area for which it is established.

Membership: general

3

(1)     The constitution must provide for the integrated care board to consist of—

(a)     a chair (see paragraphs 5 and 6),

(b)     a chief executive (see paragraph 7), and

(c)     at least three other members (see paragraph 8).

(2)     In this Part of this Schedule a reference to an “ordinary member†is to a member other than the chair or chief executive.

4

The constitution must prohibit a person from appointing someone as a member (“the candidateâ€) if they consider that the appointment could reasonably be regarded as undermining the independence of the health service because of the candidate's involvement with the private healthcare sector or otherwise.

Chair

5

The constitution must provide for the chair to

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