Health and Social Care Act 2012: Risk Register

Lord Kakkar Excerpts

Wednesday 9th July 2014 Lords Chamber

[Earl Howe]

My Lords, it is possible to monitor how the Act is working without publishing the risk register. It is quite true that the transition to the new commissioning system is over. However, the risk register related expressly to the implementation of the reforms and the system is still bedding down. Therefore, we are still of the view that it is inappropriate to publish the register.

[Lord Kakkar (CB)]

My Lords, I declare my interest as professor of surgery at University College London and chairman of UCL Partners. At the time of its Second Reading, the Minister was kind enough to indicate that the Health and Social Care Act would enjoy post-legislative scrutiny after three rather than five years. Does that remain the intention?

[Earl Howe]

My Lords, I undertook to publish an assessment of the implementation of the 2012 Act within three years, so the noble Lord is right. News on that front will be forthcoming very shortly.