Commentary on Sections Part 9 – Health and adult social care services: information Chapter 1 – Information standards Section 251 – Information standards: supplementary
1405.Subsection (1) places a duty on the Secretary of State or the Board to consult those they determine should be consulted before publishing an information standard.
1406.Subsection (2) enables the Secretary of State or the Board to adopt existing information standards that are appropriate but have been prepared or published by someone else.