S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S
2015No. 1981
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015
7thDecember2015
9thDecember2015
1stFebruary2016
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 43F of the Employment Rights Act 1996( 1).
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st February 2016.
Amendments to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 2014
2. In the Schedule to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 2014( 2)-
(a) omit the entry relating to the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England;(b) in the entry relating to auditors appointed by the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England, for the words in the first column substitute "Auditors appointed to audit the accounts of bodies listed in
Schedule 2 to the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014(
3).";(c) in the second column of the entry relating to the Care Quality Commission, omit paragraph (b) and insert-"(b) the functions exercised by the Healthwatch England committee(
4), including any functions of the Care Quality Commission exercised by that committee on its behalf(
5); or(c) any activities not covered by (a) or (b) in relation to which the Care Quality Commission exercises its functions."(d) in the entry relating to the Health and Safety Executive, for the words in the second column substitute "Matters relating to those industries and work activities for which the Health and Safety Executive is the enforcing authority under the
Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998(
6) and which are about the health and safety of individuals at work, or the health and safety of the public arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work.";(e) in the entry relating to the Homes and Communities Agency, for the words in the second column substitute "Matters relating to the proper conduct of the business of registered providers of social housing.";(f) in the second column of the entry relating to the Pensions Regulator, omit the word "other";(g) in the second column of the entry relating to the Prudential Regulation Authority, after the words "within the meaning" insert "of the";(h) omit the entry relating to the Standards Commission for Scotland and the Chief Investigating Officer;(i) in the second column of the entry relating to the Welsh Ministers, at the end insert "Matters relating to the environment and natural resources as set out in the Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012(
7)."; and(j) at the appropriate places, insert the entries set out in the Schedule to this Order.
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Nick Boles
Minister of State for Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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7th December 2015 |
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SCHEDULE
Article 2(j)
First Column |
Second Column |
Persons and descriptions of persons |
Description of matters |
Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland( 8) |
Breaches by a councillor or a member of a devolved public body (as defined in section 28 of the Ethical Standards in Public Life
etc (Scotland) Act 2000
( 9)) of the code of conduct applicable to that councillor or member under that Act.
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Health Education England( 10) |
Matters relating to- (a) Health Education England's functions under sections 97(1) and 98(1) of the Care Act 2014 (which relate to planning and delivering education and training for health care workers( 11) and to ensuring sufficient skilled and trained health care workers are available for the health service throughout England);(b) the functions exercised by Local Education and Training Boards( 12), including any functions of Health Education England exercised by Local Education and Training Boards on its behalf( 13); or(c) any activities not covered by (a) or (b) in relation to which Health Education England exercises its functions. |
National Health Service... |
