Documents
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Governance Handbook
Our Governance Handbook contains supplementary governance documents to the ICB Constitution.
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Central East ICB Constitution
The constitution sets out the board membership and governance arrangements for NHS Central East ICB.
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Risk Management Policy
This policy sets out the principles and requirements for Risk Management within the Central East Integrated Care Board. It aims to ensure a consistent and effective approach that supports the organisation’s objectives, complies with statutory and regulatory requirements and promotes best practice.
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Conflicts of Interest and Standards of Business Conduct
Central East Integrated Care Board (ICB) is committed to the highest standards of probity, transparency, and accountability in all its activities. This policy sets out the principles and requirements for managing conflicts of interest (COI) and standards of business conduct, supporting robust governance, operational consistency, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. It aligns with NHS England’s ‘Managing Conflicts of Interest in the NHS’ guidance (2024), the Health and Care Act 2022, the Bribery Act 2010, the Fraud Act 2006, and the Equality Act 2010. The policy ensures that all relationships and decisions lead to clear benefits for patients and the public, represent value for money, and maintain public trust.
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Child Death Review Protocol
This policy sets out the responsibilities and accountabilities for child death reviews (CDR) within Central East Integrated Care Board as part of chapter six of Working together to safeguard children 2023: statutory guidance and Child Death Review Statutory and Operational Guidance (England). It aims to ensure a consistent and effective approach that supports the organisation’s objectives, complies with statutory and regulatory requirements and promotes best practice.
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Counter Fraud and Anti-Bribery
Central East ICB is committed to protecting NHS funds, assets, information, and reputation from fraud, bribery and corruption. These behaviours divert resources away from patient care and undermine public trust. We take a zero-tolerance approach: suspected wrongdoing will be assessed promptly, investigated by trained specialists where appropriate, and sanctions and recovery pursued when wrongdoing is proven. This policy supports the ICB’s governance and assurance arrangements by setting clear expectations, reporting routes and response actions. It also supports compliance with Government Functional Standard GovS 013: Counter Fraud and the NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) NHS requirements, which apply to all ICBs.
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Procurement Policy 2026-2028
The policy ensures that all procurement and contracting activity complies with the Provider Selection Regime (2023) for clinical services and the Procurement Act (2023) for non-clinical goods and services. It also ensures alignment with the ICB’s Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions, Scheme of Reservation and Delegation, and wider governance framework.
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Environmental Sustainability
This policy sets out the principles and requirements for Environmental Sustainability within Central East Integrated Care Board (CE ICB). It aims to ensure a consistent and effective approach that supports the organisation’s objectives, complies with statutory and regulatory requirements and promotes best practice.
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Prevent Policy
The Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 requires that all NHS organisations have a Prevent policy in place and that this should demonstrate their statutory duties to prevent people being drawn into terrorism.
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Safeguarding Supervision Policy
This policy sets out the principles and requirements for safeguarding supervision within Central East Integrated Care Board. It aims to ensure a consistent and effective approach that supports the organisation’s objectives, complies with statutory and regulatory requirements and promotes best practice.
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Safeguarding People Policy
This policy sets out NHS Central East Integrated Care Board’s (Central East ICB) statutory duty and arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and Adults at Risk, and to protect them from abuse or neglect. It also sets out our commissioning and assurance expectations for providers, and the responsibilities of all ICB staff and people acting on our behalf.
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Mental Capacity Act (2005) Policy and Guidance
This policy sets out the principles and requirements for Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty within NHS Central East Integrated Care Board. It aims to ensure a consistent and effective approach that supports the organisation’s objectives, complies with statutory and regulatory requirements and promotes best practice.
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ICB Domestic Abuse Policy
This policy sets out the principles and requirements for Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence Reduction and Prevention, plus Sexual Safety within Central East Integrated Care Board. It aims to ensure a consistent and effective approach that supports the organisation’s objectives, complies with statutory and regulatory requirements and promotes best practice.
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Information Sharing Policy
This policy sets out the principles and requirements for Information Sharing within NHS Central East Integrated Care Board (ICB). It aims to ensure a consistent and effective approach that supports the organisation’s objectives, complies with statutory and regulatory requirements and promotes best practice.
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Records Management and Lifecylce Policy
This policy sets out the principles and requirements for Records Management and Lifecycle within NHS Central East Integrated Care Board (ICB). It aims to ensure a consistent and effective approach that supports the organisation’s objectives, complies with statutory and regulatory requirements and promotes best practice.
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Access to Records Policy
This policy sets out the principles and requirements for Access to Records within Central East Integrated Care Board. It aims to ensure a consistent and effective approach that supports the organisation’s objectives, complies with statutory and regulatory requirements and promotes best practice.
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Information Governance Framework Policy
This policy sets out the principles and requirements for Information Governance Framework within NHS Central East Integrated Care Board (ICB). It aims to ensure a consistent and effective approach that supports the organisation’s objectives, complies with statutory and regulatory requirements and promotes best practice.
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Data Protection Policy
This policy sets out the principles and requirements for Data Protection within NHS Central East Integrated Care Board (ICB). It aims to ensure a consistent and effective approach that supports the organisation’s objectives, complies with statutory and regulatory requirements and promotes best practice.
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Policy for the Management of Enquiries, Concerns and Complaints
This policy fulfils the requirements of the NHS Complaints Regulations (2009) and aligns with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) Complaint Standards Framework, ensuring complaints are handled in a consistent, fair and proportionate way.
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Policy for the Management of Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests
This policy sets out the ICB’s approach to managing requests for recorded information under FOIA and EIR. It describes the rights of access available to the public, the responsibilities of the ICB, and the processes for handling requests, in line with Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) guidance and NHS practice.