NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Act 2016

Summary

This Act makes it easier for charitable trusts connected to NHS hospitals and services to operate independently and fundraise money. It changes rules to allow these charities to be more flexible in how they work, while still being linked to the NHS to help improve patient care and services.

A vote to support means

—Supporting this Act means backing changes that help NHS charities work more efficiently and raise money for hospitals and healthcare services. It allows charitable trusts connected to the NHS to operate more flexibly, so they can do more fundraising and provide better support to patients and staff.

A vote to oppose means

—Some people worry that giving charities more freedom might mean less oversight and accountability for how money is spent. Others concern that it could create a two-tier system where well-funded hospitals get more charitable support than struggling ones.

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Bill Passage

Commons

1st reading24 Jun 2015
2nd reading6 Nov 2015
Committee stage2 Dec 2015
Report stage22 Jan 2016
3rd reading22 Jan 2016

Lords

1st reading25 Jan 2016
2nd reading26 Feb 2016
3rd reading23 Mar 2016

Royal Assent23 Mar 2016

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