Integrated Care Boards
Commons · Question 128084 · Tabled 17 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Layla Moran
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what functions set out in the May 2025 Model ICB document are being transferred out of ICBs in 2026-27; and if he will publish the updated NHS England document entitled Model ICB functions.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 28 Apr 2026
Under the Health and Care Act 2022, integrated care boards (ICBs) have flexibility to delegate their statutory functions, their duties and powers, to other statutory bodies, subject to secondary legislation and NHS England’s guidance. While ICBs can deleg...