Integrated Care Boards: Disclosure of Information

(asked on 17th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage Integrated Care Boards to publish board papers and minutes.


Answered by
Edward Argar Portrait
Edward Argar
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 20th January 2022

Integrated care boards (ICBs) will be subject to the transparency requirements set out in the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960. This requires meetings to be open to the public, including making the time and location of meetings public and sharing an agenda on request.

The Health and Care Bill includes a requirement that ICBs must specify in their constitution the arrangements to be made for ensuring transparency in relation to the decisions of the board and the manner in which they are made. NHS England will also publish guidance if it is deemed necessary to ensure the accountability and transparency of ICBs.

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