# The National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005, Paragraph 51: Co-operation with investigations

Extent: E+W

(1) The contractor shall co-operate with—
(a) any investigation of a complaint in relation to any matter reasonably connected with the provision of services under the contract undertaken by—
(i) NHS England; and
(ii) the Health Service Commissioner; and
(b) any investigation of a complaint by an NHS body or local authority which relates to a patient or former patient of the contractor.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—
“NHS body” means NHS England, an NHS trust, an NHS foundation trust, ... a Local Health Board, a Health Board, a Health and Social Services Board, a Health and Social Services Trust or, a Health Board or Special Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 ;
“local authority” means—
(a)any of the bodies listed in section 1 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (local authorities);
(b)the Council of the Isles of Scilly; ...
(c)a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (constitution of councils); or
(d) a council of a county or county borough in Wales;
“Health Service Commissioner” means the person appointed Health Service Commissioner for England in accordance with section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993.
(3) The co-operation required by sub-paragraph (1) includes—
(a) answering questions reasonably put to the contractor by NHS England;
(b) providing any information relating to the complaint reasonably required by NHS England; and
(c) attending any meeting to consider the complaint (if held at a reasonably accessible place and at a reasonable hour, and due notice has been given) if the contractor's presence at the meeting is reasonably required by the Primary Care Trust.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3361/schedule/3/paragraph/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-dental-services-contracts-regulations-2005/schedule-3/paragraph-51
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