Part 1: Health Service in England: Integration, Collaboration and Other Changes Integrated Care Boards Schedule 2: Integrated care boards: constitution etc. Externally financed development agreements
Under paragraph (21), an integrated care board may enter into externally financed development agreements. Such agreements for third party funding can be used, for example, for the development of premises for use for the purposes of the health service. This must be certified in writing by the Secretary of State (sub-paragraph (2)). The Secretary of State may certify this if the purpose of the agreement is the provision of services or facilities in connection with the exercise a function of an integrated care board and a person proposes to make a loan or provide finance in relation to the agreement to another party, other than the integrated care board.