# The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 20: National Disqualification


Where the First-tier Tribunal imposes a national disqualification from a performers list on a practitioner under section 115 of the 2006 Act—
(a) the reference in section 115(8)(a) of that Act to a period of 2 years is to be treated as a reference to a period of 5 years if the First-tier Tribunal is of the opinion that the criminal or professional conduct of the practitioner is such that there is no realistic prospect of a review being successful if held within that period of 2 years;
(b) the reference in section 115(8)(b) of the Act to a period of 1 year is to be treated as a reference to a period of 3 years if the First-tier Tribunal is of the opinion that the criminal or professional conduct of the practitioner is such that there is no realistic prospect of a further review being successful if held within that period of 1 year;
(c) the references in section 115(8)(a) and (b) of the Act to periods of 2 years and 1 year are each to be treated as references to a period of 1 day, if—
(i) a criminal conviction considered by the First-tier Tribunal in reaching a decision to impose the national disqualification has been quashed or the penalty reduced on appeal, or
(ii) the decision of a licensing, regulatory or other body considered by the First-tier Tribunal in reaching a decision to impose the national disqualification has been quashed or the penalty reduced on appeal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/63/regulation/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-performers-lists-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-20
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