Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether NHS England, in its guidance to the NHS on the appointment of members to Integrated Care Boards, will ask for a rerun of local authority appointments so that local authority members will have an opportunity for appointment.

The minimum membership of integrated care boards (ICBs) includes at least one member from the local authority or local authorities with statutory social care responsibility whose area falls partly or wholly within the area of the ICB. Appointments, or designate appointments, for these ICB board members have not yet been made.

A process has taken place to identify intended ICB chairs, or designate chairs, in preparation for establishment of ICBs. These appointments are anticipated to be confirmed following the completion of the passage of the Health and Care Bill. Individuals with a role in any health and care organisation in a particular area are not eligible for these independent chair roles due to perceived or actual conflicts of interest. This exclusion is not specific to local authority members and applies to anyone with a role in a local health or care organisation.