Regulation 21 Disclosure of information

England and Wales

(1)

F1NHS England may disclose information about a Practitioner supplied to it or acquired by it pursuant to these Regulations to any of the following—

(a)

the Secretary of State;

(b)

any equivalent body—

(i)

which has the Practitioner in any of its lists,

(ii)

which is considering an application from the Practitioner for inclusion in any of its lists;

(c)

the Scottish Executive;

(d)

the Welsh Ministers;

(e)

the Northern Ireland Executive;

(f)

the NHSLA;

(g)

the relevant body or any other appropriate regulatory body;

(h)

any organisation or employer which, to the knowledge of NHS England, is employing the Practitioner or using the Practitioner's services in a professional capacity or considering doing so;

(i)

any partnership which provides primary services, of which, to the knowledge of NHS England, the Practitioner is a member, or which is considering inviting the Practitioner to become a member; and

(j)

where an allegation of fraud is being considered, the F2NHS Counter Fraud Authority.

(2)

NHS England is to disclose to the Secretary of State any information supplied to it or acquired by it pursuant to these Regulations that the Secretary of State may from time to time request.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Instrument substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1
F2: Words in reg. 21(1)(j) substituted (1.11.2017) by The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Investigatory Powers and Other Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/960), arts. 1(1), 4(4)(h)