My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Primary Care and Public Health) (Neil O’Brien) has made the following written statement:
I have today published the draft Statutory Instrument: The Public Health England (Dissolution) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023 and accompanying Explanatory Memorandum.
This statutory instrument (SI) amends other regulations in consequence of the Government’s reforms to the public health system in England and the dissolution of Public Health England (PHE) on 30th September 2021. The various regulations, listed below, amended by this SI contain references to PHE (such as requirements to consult PHE or to send information to PHE) and these references are in each case substituted with a reference to the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
- The Major Accident Off-Site Emergency Plan (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries)(England and Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1927),
- The Local Authorities (Public Health Functions and Entry to Premises by Local Healthwatch Representatives) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/351),
- The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/483),
- The Private Water Supply (England) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/618), and
- The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/614).
These Regulations are published in accordance with the requirements of Schedule 8, paragraph 14(2) to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16).
The draft SI will be available for review for 28 days before it is laid and debates scheduled.