Ministers have dismissed an attempted challenge from peers to proposed fresh powers over looming reviews of the sector.
As the Health and Care Bill reached the report stage in the House of Lords on its way to becoming legislation, the Government waved away criticism of its grab to dictate the ‘overall strategic direction’ of new reviews by the regulator.
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