Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 807 (C. 35)
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND
PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND
The Health and Care Act 2022 (Commencement No. 10 and Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2025
Made
7th July 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 186(6), (7), (9) and (11) of the Health and Care Act 2022(1).
Citation, extent and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Care Act 2022 (Commencement No. 10 and Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2025.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
(3) In these Regulations—
“ the 2012 Act ” means the Health and Social Care Act 2012 ( 2 );
“ the 2022 Act ” means the Health and Care Act 2022 .
Commencement of section 95 of the 2022 Act
2. Subject to regulation 3, section 95 of the 2022 Act (information standards) comes into force on 7th July 2025.
Transitional and saving provision
3.—(1) This regulation applies to any information standard prepared and published under section 250(3) of the 2012 Act which has effect immediately before 7th July 2025.
(2) For the purposes of an information standard to which this regulation applies, the 2012 Act has effect as if the amendments made by section 95 of the 2022 Act had not been brought into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Karin Smyth
Minister of State
7th July 2025
Section 250 was amended by paragraphs 171 and 172 of Schedule 19 to the Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), and section 95 of, and paragraphs 1, 15 and 19 of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 17 and 22 of Schedule 9 to, the Health and Care Act 2022.