The Public and Third Sector Law Reports
[2021] PTSR 1122
Court of Appeal
Regina (MP)
v
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
[2020] EWCA Civ 1634
2020 Nov 10; Dec 3
McCombe, Moylan, Newey LJJ
National Health Service— Overseas visitors— Charges— Secretary of State amending regulations concerning payment of charges by overseas visitors for NHS treatment— Amendments including provisions relating to timing of payment and recording of information— Timing and recording provisions not included in consultation process— Whether fairness requiring consultation of timing and recording requirements— Whether previous practice of Secretary of State giving rise to legitimate expectation of consultation— Whether requirements to be quashed—
National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/238) (as amended by National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/756), regs 4, 5), regs 3(1A), 3A(1)