Commentary on Sections Abolition of Patients' Forums etc Section 232: Abolition of Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health
548.This section abolishes the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health by omitting the provisions in the 2006 Act which establish the Commission and its functions.
549.Subsection (2) makes provision for the transfer of property, rights and liabilities of the Commission to the Secretary of State for Health. Under subsection (3), any legal proceedings relating to anything transferred may be continued by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Health.
550.Subsections (4) and (5) state that the Secretary of State may fix the Commission’s final reporting period once he is satisfied that the Commission has substantially carried out its function of reviewing Patients’ Forums’ final annual reports.
551.The final reporting period must begin on a 1st April, but can be longer or shorter than a year, as the Secretary of State fixes it.
552.The Commission is not required to prepare a report or annual accounts in relation to any period after the end of the final reporting period.