# The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015, Regulation 80: Co-operation with investigations

Extent: E+W

(1) The contractor must co-operate with—
(a) the investigation of any complaint made in relation to a matter that is reasonably connected with the provision of services under the contract by—
(i) NHS England, or
(ii) the Health Service Commissioner; and
(b) the investigation of any complaint made by an NHS body or local authority which relates to a patient or former patient of the contractor.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
“NHS body” means—
(a)in relation to England, NHS England or an integrated care board; and
(b)in relation to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, an NHS trust, an NHS foundation trust, a Local Health Board, a Health Board, a Health and Social Services Board or a Health and Social Services Trust;
“local authority” means—
(a)a local authority within the meaning of 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) the council of a county or county borough in Wales; and
“Health Service Commissioner” means the person appointed as Health Service Commissioner for England in accordance with section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (The Commissioner).
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), co-operation includes—
(a) answering any questions which are reasonably put to the contractor by NHS England;
(b) providing any information relating to the complaint which is reasonably required by NHS England; and
(c) attending any meeting held to consider the complaint (if held at a reasonably accessible place and at a reasonable hour and if due notice has been given) if the contractor's presence at the meeting is reasonably required by NHS England .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1862/regulation/80 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-medical-services-contracts-regulations-2015/regulation-80
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