Commentary on Sections Part 3 - Regulation of Health and Adult Social Care Services Transitional provision Section 112  – Duration of transitional period
856.This section makes all foundation trusts subject to Monitor’s transitional powers until the Secretary of State makes an order to release either some or all trusts from the powers. The first such order may not be made before 1 April 2016, or, in the case of a foundation trust authorised after 1 April 2014, before two years after the date of authorisation. The order would be subject to Parliamentary scrutiny under the negative resolution procedure, since those trusts being considered for release would have effective governance and would therefore be at low risk of needing intervention.
857.Subsection (5) provides for the section to be repealed when there are no longer any foundation trusts or NHS trusts which might become foundation trusts to which the powers might apply.