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# The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2025 No. 232
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND
PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Made
25th February 2025
Coming into force
30th March 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8, 20(1) to (5A), 35, 86(2) and (4), 87(1) and (2) and 161(3) and (4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
In accordance with section 20(8) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 162(3) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and was approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

## 1 Citation and commencement {#regulation-1}

These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 30th March 2025.

## 2 Extent {#regulation-2}

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

## 3 Amendment of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 {#regulation-3}

(1) The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1 (citation and commencement), omit paragraph (6).
(3) In regulation 27 (review)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “1st April 2020” substitute “the end of each review period”;
(b) after paragraph (2) insert—
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), in this regulation, “review period” means—
(a) the period beginning on 13th July 2023 and ending five years after that date;
(b) each subsequent period of five years beginning on the day after the date on which the immediately preceding review period came to an end.
(4) Where a report under paragraph (1)(c) is published before the end of the review period referred to in paragraph (3)(a) or (b), as the case may be, the next review period will commence on the day after the date of publication.
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