Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015


make provision about the safety of health and social care services in England; to make provision about the integration of information relating to users of health and social care services in England; to make provision about the sharing of information relating to an individual for the purposes of providing that individual with health or social care services in England; to make provision for removing individuals convicted of certain offences from the registers kept by the regulatory bodies for health and social care professions; to make provision about the objectives of the regulatory bodies for health and social care professions and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care; to make provision about the disposal of cases concerning a person’s fitness to practise a health or social care profession; and for connected purposes.

Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)

What is this Bill?

The Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 was a Ballot Bill tabled by Jeremy Lefroy that became an Act of Parliament.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

No. This Bill was introduced on 2 July 2014 and became an Act of Parliament on 26 March 2015.

Whose idea is this Bill?

As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Jeremy Lefroy), not the Government.

How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?

The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.

Would you like to know more?

See these Glossary articles for more information: Act of Parliament, Ballot Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill

Sponsor: Jeremy Lefroy

Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers All Bill Debates

This bill has received Royal Assent and has become an Act of Parliament

Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons Completed
Lords Completed
Royal Assent

Latest Key documents

Bill Debate
26/03/2015
Briefing paper
04/11/2014
Explanatory Note
13/01/2015

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

30th March 2015
Act of Parliament
Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 c.28
26th March 2015
Royal Assent (Commons)
25th March 2015
3rd reading: House of Lords
18th March 2015
Report stage: House of Lords
13th March 2015
Committee: 1st sitting: House of Lords
12th March 2015
Legislative Consent Resolutions
Scottish Parliament - 29 January (PDF, 491KB)
12th March 2015
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
11th March 2015
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
10th March 2015
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
5th March 2015
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Committee
11th February 2015
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Committee
6th February 2015
2nd reading: House of Lords
13th January 2015
Explanatory Notes
Bill 77-EN 2014-2015
13th January 2015
Bills
Bill 77 2014-2015, as introduced
12th January 2015
1st reading: House of Lords
12th January 2015
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 9 January 2015
9th January 2015
3rd reading: House of Commons
9th January 2015
Report stage: House of Commons
9th January 2015
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill as at 9 January 2015
8th January 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 7 January 2015
8th January 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report (PDF, 183KB)
7th January 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 6 January 2015
7th January 2015
Amendment papers
Provisional Notices of Amendments and Added Names as at 7 January 2015 (PDF)
11th December 2014
Bills
Bill 137 2014-2015 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
11th December 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 10 December 2014
11th December 2014
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Version of the bill showing changes made in committee (PDF, 154KB)
10th December 2014
Committee Debate: 1st sitting: House of Commons
10th December 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 10 December 2014
9th December 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 8 December 2014
9th December 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: selection 1 (PDF, 63KB)
8th December 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 5 December 2014
28th November 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 27 November 2014
25th November 2014
Money resolution: House of Commons
7th November 2014
2nd reading: House of Commons
4th November 2014
Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on Second Reading
29th October 2014
Bills
Bill 17 2014-2015, as introduced
29th October 2014
Explanatory Notes
Bill 17-EN 2014-2015, Explanatory Notes to the Bill
3rd October 2014
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment: Information Sharing Duties (PDF, 802KB)
2nd July 2014
1st reading: House of Commons