A Bill to make provision about mandatory local consultation in relation to changes in services proposed by NHS Trusts and healthcare commissioning authorities; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
24 January 2017
The Bill would make it mandatory for NHS Trusts and healthcare commissioning authorities to run local consultations for proposed changes to NHS services. It is intended to give local people a voice in decisions about service changes and ensure community input is considered before plans are put into effect. It applies to changes proposed by NHS Trusts and commissioning authorities.
The Bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons, an early stage in the legislative process. If it passes the second reading, it will move to the committee stage for detailed examination.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill has been dropped by its sponsoring MP and will not progress any further.
This Bill was expected to have its second reading on Friday 27 January 2017.
The Bill was presented to Parliament through the ballot procedure on 25 October 2016. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill is a Private Member’s Bill. These are often not printed until close to the second reading debate. If the text is not yet available here and you wish to know more about this bill please contact its sponsor, Victoria Prentis.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
