Regulation 8 Special interest reports

(1)

If in the course of a local review a matter comes to the notice of the Commission which it considers should, in the public interest, be brought to the attention of—

(a)

any of the persons or bodies to which paragraph (2) applies; and

(b)

the public,

the Commission may make the matter the subject of an immediate report in addition to the report to be made at the conclusion of the review.

(2)

The persons and bodies referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a)

the NHS body which is the subject of the local review;

(b)

the Secretary of State;

(c)

in a case where a Primary Care Trust is the subject of a local review, the relevant Health Authority.

(3)

Copies of any report under paragraph (1) shall be sent to—

(a)

the NHS body which is the subject of the local review;

(b)

the Secretary of State;

(c)

in a case to which paragraph (2)(c) applies, the relevant Health Authority; and

(d)

any other NHS body or service provider or other person or body exercising statutory functions, to whom the Commission considers the report should be copied.

(4)

In addition to sending copies of the report to the persons referred to in paragraph (3), the Commission shall publish a summary of the report.