Commentary on Sections Part 3 - Health Establishment Section 96 – Health Education England
536.This section establishes Health Education England (HEE) as a non-departmental public body. HEE will be the national body responsible for the planning and delivery of education and training for the NHS and public health workforce. It will also be responsible for establishing Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs) which will be responsible for planning and commissioning education and training at a local level.
537.Subsection (2) gives effect to Schedule 5 which, amongst other things, makes provision for the constitution of HEE, the exercise of its functions and its financial and accounting obligations.
538.Subsection (3) abolishes the Special Health Authority called HEE, and subsection (4) makes provision for the Secretary of State to transfer from that Special Health Authority any property, rights and liabilities to HEE. Section 118 makes further provision on transfer orders.