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(1)     The Health and Social Care Act 2008 is amended as follows.

(2)     In Schedule 1 (the Care Quality Commission: constitution, etc), in paragraph 6, after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A)     A committee of the Commission known as “the Healthwatch England committee” is to be appointed in accordance with regulations.

(1B)     The purpose of the Healthwatch England committee is to provide the Commission or other persons with advice, information or other assistance in accordance with provision made by or under this or any other Act.”

(3)     After sub-paragraph (5) insert—

“(5A)     Regulations under sub-paragraph (1A) must make provision requiring a person who has power to appoint a member of the Healthwatch England committee to secure that a majority of the members of the committee are not members of the Commission.

(5B)     Regulations under sub-paragraph (1A) may specify other results which a person who has power to appoint a member of the committee must secure.

(5C)     Regulations under sub-paragraph (1A) may, in particular, make provision as to—

(5D)     Regulations under sub-paragraph