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Authority definition

What does Authority mean? In practice, Authority refers to the public sector client that procures and manages a project or service and is the named counterparty in the contract. In public procurement, PFI/PPP, DBFM/DBFOM and outsourcing documents, it is a contractual shorthand for the “contracting authority” defined in legislation (England & Wales and Northern Ireland: Public Contracts Regulations 2015; Scotland: Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015; Ireland: European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016). Typical Authorities include a local authority, an NHS trust or health board, a central government department or minister, a non‑departmental public body or agency, or another body...

Professional Standards Authority (UK): oversight of health and social care professional regulators, right-touch regulation, s 29 referrals to higher courts, Accredited Registers, governance, funding, and current legislative reform

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Practice notes

This Practice Note outlines the remit, powers and duties of the for Health and Social Care (psa). The PSA was established to draw together the bodies regulating healthcare professions and to secure a cohesive, co-ordinated approach to standard-setting, performance oversight, and to inspection and validation...

Regulatory reform of healthcare regulators

On 17 February 2023, the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) set out proposals to modernise the legislative framework for nine health and care professional regulators via a series of statutory instruments, giving each regulator fresh powers to shape their own regulatory processes to enhance patient safety and streamline the healthcare system. These include:

General Chiropractic Council (GCC)
General Dental Council (GDC)
General Medical Council (GMC)
General Optical Council (GOC)
General Osteopathic Council (GOsC)
General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI)

The reforms are enabled by the Health and Care Act 2022, which amended section 60 of the Health Act 1999, providing further powers to reshape the professional regulatory landscape through secondary legislation. The reforms are expected to include changes to...

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John specialises in Regulatory law, particularly; healthcare, psychotherapy and social care. He has experience in drafting Codes of Conduct, Ethics and procedures such as Interim Orders as well as advising on Appeals. He has been instructed to advise Investigatory Panels on both evidence and procedure in large scale enquiries. As an advocate John was formerly approved counsel for the Fraud Investigation Group (FIG), and CPS instructed in serious frauds, murders and court martials. John conducts training seminars and workshops for Local Authorities (Trading Standards) Regulatory Panels (case law updates and evidence) and Ethics to Bar students. John is a registered pupil supervisor (Inner Temple) and act as Mentor on behalf of BSB to a newly qualified practitioner who practises in Vienna as a Human Rights lawyer....

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