Part 7: Other provision about use of, or access to, data Information standards for health and social care Section 121: Information standards for health and adult social care in England
Section 121 makes provision about information standards for health and adult social care in England and information technology. It gives effect to Schedule 15 which amends Part 9 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (HSCA 2012).
	The provisions on information standards for health and adult social care in England make clear that information standards published under section 250 of the HSCA 2012 in relation to the processing of information include standards relating to information technology (IT) or IT services. The provisions extend the persons to whom information standards may apply to include providers of IT, IT services or information processing services using IT used, or intended for use, in connection with the provision in, or in relation to, England of health or adult social care.