Introduction
1.These Explanatory Notes relate to the Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 which received Royal Assent on 26th March 2015. The Notes have been prepared by the Department of Health, in order to assist the reader in the understanding of the Act. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
2.These Notes need to be read in conjunction with the text of the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a section or part of a section does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.