Section 29EA Disclosure by a licensing authority of information relating to revalidationF1

(1)

This section applies where—

(a)

a medical practitioner participates in a revalidation pilot scheme and the medical practitioner’s revalidation under the scheme ceases before evaluation of the practitioner’s fitness to practise is complete; or

(b)

a medical practitioner’s revalidation under this Part ceases before any decision is made as to—

(i)

the practitioner holding, or continuing to hold, a licence to practise; or

(ii)

the making of any change to the General Practitioner Register or the Specialist Register in respect of the practitioner.

(2)

If the licensing authority considers it to be in the public interest to do so, the licensing authority may disclose any relevant information about the medical practitioner to—

(a)

the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland or the Welsh Ministers; and

(b)

any person of whom the licensing authority is aware—

(i)

by whom the practitioner is employed to provide services in, or in relation to, any area of medicine, or

(ii)

with whom the practitioner has an arrangement to provide such services.

(3)

In this section—

“relevant information”, in relation to a medical practitioner, means information arising in the course of or otherwise in connection with such revalidation of the practitioner as is mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b); and
“revalidation pilot scheme” means any voluntary pilot scheme for the purpose of determining when and how revalidation under this Part will operate (whether in relation to all medical practitioners or medical practitioners of any description).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 29EA inserted (30.4.2010 for specified purposes, 3.12.2012 for specified purposes immediately after the commencement of S.I. 2002/3135, art. 10 in so far as it relates to 1983 c. 54, ss. 29A(4)(d), 29C and S.I. 2006/1914, art. 65 (and art. 2 in so far as it relates to art. 65)) by The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3131), art. 1(4), Sch. 1 para. 13; S.I. 2010/1182, art. 2; S.I. 2012/2686, arts. 1(3), 2(a)(iv)

Notes on Part IIIA

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 3A inserted (17.12.2002 for s. 29G(1)(a)(2)(3), 8.9.2009 for the insertion of ss. 29A, 29B, 29D, 29E, 29G, 29J for specified purposes and specified headings as notified in the London Gazette dated 21.8.2009, 16.11.2009 for the insertion of ss. 29B, 29D, 29E for specified purposes and for the insertion of ss. 29F, 29H as notified in the London Gazette dated 21.8.2009, 3.12.2012 for the insertion of ss. 29A(4)(d), 29C, 29E(2)(b)(4)(a), 29J(1)(a) in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 2.11.2012) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(g), 10 (with Sch. 2)