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Legal entity

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From:

NHS England Transformation Directorate: Information Governance Framework for Integrated Health and Care: Shared Care Records (Sep 2021)

NHS England

A lawful or legally standing association corporation, partnership, proprietorship, trust or individual which has legal capacity to (1) enter into agreements or contracts (2) assume obligations (3) incur and pay debts (4) sue and be sued in its own right, and (5) to be accountable for illegal activities.

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