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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2025 No. 1022
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
The Kent and Medway National Health Service and Social
Care Partnership Trust (Establishment) and the West
Kent National Health Service and Social Care Trust and
the East Kent National Health Service and Social Care
Partnership Trust (Dissolution) (Amendment) Order 2025
Made - - - - 11th September 2025
Coming into force - - 13th October 2025
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections
25(1), 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006(1).
In accordance with section 25(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has completed the consultation
prescribed by regulations(2) made under that section.
Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Kent and Medway National Health Service and Social
Care Partnership Trust (Establishment) and the West Kent National Health Service and Social Care
Trust and the East Kent National Health Service and Social Care Partnership Trust (Dissolution)
(Amendment) Order 2025.
(2) This Order comes into force on 13th October 2025.
(3) In this Order “Establishment Order” means the Kent and Medway National Health Service
and Social Care Partnership Trust (Establishment) and the West Kent National Health Service and
Social Care Trust and the East Kent National Health Service and Social Care Partnership Trust
(Dissolution) Order 2006(3).
(4) This Order extends to England and Wales.
(1) 2006 c. 41. The repeal of section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006 by section 179(2) of the Health and Social
Care Act 2012 (c. 7) was not brought into force. Section 179(2) has itself been repealed by section 48 of the Health and Care
Act 2022 (c. 31).
(2) S.I. 2010/743, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order. The prescribed consultation under regulation 2(2)
of S.I. 2010/743 is that, before making an order under section 25(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 in relation to
an NHS trust, the Secretary of State must consult that NHS trust.
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Amendment of interpretation provision
2. In article 1(2) of the Establishment Order (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
(a) omit the definitions of “the Act”, “community health services” and “operational date”; and
(b) in the definition of “the trust” for “Kent and Medway National Health Service and Social
Care Partnership Trust” substitute “Kent and Medway Mental Health National Health
Service Trust”.
Change of name and savings
3.—(1) In article 2 of the Establishment Order (establishment and name of the trust), for
“Kent and Medway National Health Service and Social Care Partnership Trust” substitute “Kent and
Medway Mental Health National Health Service Trust”.
(2) The change of name effected by paragraph (1) does not—
(a) affect any right or obligation of any person; or
(b) invalidate any instrument (whether made before, on or after the day on which this Order
comes into force) which refers to the Kent and Medway National Health Service and Social
Care Partnership Trust, and all instruments and other documents which refer to that name,
must be construed as referring to the Kent and Medway Mental Health National Health
Service Trust.
Change to nature and functions of the trust
4. For article 3 of the Establishment Order (nature and functions of the trust), and the heading
to that article, substitute—
“Functions of the trust
3. The trust’s functions are to provide goods and services for the purposes of the health
service.”.
Removal of specification of “operational date”
5. For article 5 of the Establishment Order (operational date and accounting date of the trust),
and the heading to that article, substitute—
“Accounting date
5. The accounting date of the trust is 31st March.”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Karin Smyth
Minister of State
11th September 2025 Department of Health and Social Care
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This order amends the Kent and Medway National Health Service and Social Care Partnership Trust
(Establishment) and the West Kent National Health Service and Social Care Trust and the East
Kent National Health Service and Social Care Partnership Trust (Dissolution) Order 2006 (“the
Establishment Order”), which established the Kent and Medway National Health Service and Social
Care Partnership Trust (“the trust”).
Article 2 amends article 1 of the Establishment Order to omit definitions which are no longer needed
and to update the definition of the trust in consequence of the amendments made by this Order.
Article 3 changes the name of the trust to “the Kent and Medway Mental Health National Health
Service Trust” and provides savings in respect of the change of name.
Article 4 sets out the functions of the trust as being to provide goods and services for the purposes
of the health service.
Article 5 removes the specification of the trust’s “operational date” as it is no longer required because
the trust is already operational.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact
on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
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