Overview of the Structure Part 10 – Abolition of certain public bodies
36.Part 10 contains provisions that abolish the Alcohol Education and Research Council, the Appointments Commission, the National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care, the National Patient Safety Agency and the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. Section 250 of the NHS Act (which allows for the establishment of standing advisory committees) is repealed, with a saving provision for the continuation of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation as a statutory body.