Regulation 32 Notice of absence of registered personI1

Where—

proposes to be absent from the establishment or agency for a continuous period of 28 days or more, the registered person must give notice in writing to the appropriate office of the registration authority of the absence.

Except in the case of an emergency, the notice referred to in paragraph (1) must be given no later than one month before the proposed absence commences or within such shorter period as may be agreed with the registration authority and the notice must specify with respect to the absence—

Where the absence arises as a result of an emergency, the registered person must give notice of the absence within one week of the emergency’s occurrence specifying the matters set out in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) of paragraph (2).

Where—

has been absent from the establishment or agency for a continuous period of 28 days or more, and the appropriate office of the registration authority has not been given notice of the absence, the registered person must, without delay, give notice in writing to that office, specifying the matters set out in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) of paragraph (2).

The registered person must notify the appropriate office of the registration authority of the return to work of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (4) not later than 7 days after the date of that person’s return.