The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) Order 2017

This Order establishes in relation to England, with effect on 1st November 2017, a special health authority to be known as the NHS Counter Fraud Authority, pursuant to section 28 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). The new Authority is to exercise counter fraud functions of the Secretary of State in relation to the health service. Such functions were exercised by the NHS Business Services Authority (“the BSA”) until 1st November 2017: the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2017, which is to come into force on 1st November 2017 removes these functions from the BSA’s statutory remit. Provision is also made in the NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Investigatory Powers and Other Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2017 in respect of various powers and functions that the new Authority is to hold, in place of the BSA, for the purposes of exercising the Secretary of State’s counter fraud functions in relation to the health service in England. That further Order also comes into force on 1st November 2017.