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Health and Social Care Bill

291A: Clause 270, page 252, line 16, at end insert— ““(d) requiring the Centre to exercise such systems delivery functions of the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the Board as may be specified.”” 291B: Clause 270, page 252, line 16, at end insert— ““( ) A function required to be exercised by a direction given by the Secretary of State or the Board by virtue of subsection (1) is subject to directions given by the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the Board about the exercise of the function.”” 291C: Clause 270, page 252, line 33, at end insert— ““( ) A power conferred on the Secretary of State under subsection (1)(d) must provide that a direction may include provision about payments by the Secretary of State to the Information Centre for things done in the exercise of the function in respect of which the direction is given. ( ) A power conferred on the Board under subsection (1)(d) must provide that a direction must permit the Information Centre to charge the Board a reasonable fee in respect of the cost of complying with the direction. ( ) A power conferred under subsection (1)(d) must provide that the giving of a direction does not prevent the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the Board from exercising the function in respect of which the direction is given.”” 291D: Clause 270, page 252, line 38, at end insert— ““““systems delivery function””— (a) in relation to the Secretary of State, means a function of the Secretary of State which is exercisable in relation to the development or operation of information or communications systems in connection with the provision of health services or of adult social care in England; (b) in relation to the Board, means a function of the Board which is exercisable in relation to the development or operation of information or communications systems in connection with the provision of NHS services.”” Amendments 291A to 291D agreed Clause 277 : The National Patient Safety Agency Amendment 292 Clause 277 : The National Patient Safety Agency Amendment 292 Moved by