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(1) This Order may be cited as the Legislative Reform (Disclosure of Adult Social Care Data) Order 2025 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.
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(1) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 9 to the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (disclosure of results of data matching etc) is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (6)(a)—
(a) the words after “relates to” become sub-paragraph (i), and
(b) at the end of that sub-paragraph insert “, or“
(ii) in relation to patient data which are held for the purposes of local authority social care provided to individuals aged 18 or over, a local authority;”.
(3) In sub-paragraph (12)—
(a) in the opening words, after “sub-paragraph (6)” insert “and this sub-paragraph”, and
(b) at the appropriate places insert—“
 “local authority” has the meaning given by section 275(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006;”;
 ““local authority social care” means—
(a) social care provided or arranged for by a local authority; or
(b) social care all or part of the cost of which is paid for with funds provided by a local authority;”;
 ““social care” has the meaning given by section 251(12A) of the National Health Service Act 2006.”.
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(1) Section 64D of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (disclosure of results of data matching etc) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (5)(a)—
(a) the words after “relates to” become sub-paragraph (i), and
(b) at the end of that sub-paragraph insert “, or“
(ii) in relation to patient data which are held for the purposes of local authority social care provided to individuals aged 18 or over, a local authority,”.
(3) In subsection (6)—
(a) in the opening words, after “subsection (5)” insert “and this subsection”,
(b) before paragraph (a) insert—“
(za) “local authority” has the meaning given by section 275(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006,
(zb) “local authority social care” means—
(i) social care provided or arranged for by a local authority, or
(ii) social care all or part of the cost of which is paid for with funds provided by a local authority,”, and
(c) after paragraph (b) insert—“
(c) “social care” has the meaning given by section 251(12A) of the National Health Service Act 2006.”.
Georgia Gould
Parliamentary Secretary
Cabinet Office
3rd September 2025