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104Power to require documents and informationE+W

(1)[F1NHS England] may require a person mentioned in subsection (2) to provide it with any information, documents, records or other items which it considers it necessary or expedient to have for the purposes of any of its regulatory functions.

(2)The persons are—

(a)an applicant for a licence under this Chapter,

(b)a licence holder,

(c)a person who has provided, or is providing, a health care service for the purposes of the NHS in accordance with an exemption by virtue of section 83 from the requirement to hold a licence under this Chapter,

(d)a person who has provided, or is providing, a health care service for the purposes of the NHS in breach of that requirement,

F2(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and

[F3(f)an integrated care board.]

(3)The power in subsection (1) includes, in relation to information, documents or records kept by means of a computer, power to require the provision of the information, documents or records in legible form.

[F4(4)In this section “regulatory functions”, in relation to NHS England, has the meaning given by section 13SB(2) of the National Health Service Act 2006.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1S. 104(1)(2)(a)(f)(3)(4)(a)(d) in force at 1.11.2012 by S.I. 2012/2657, art. 2(2) (with art. 9)

I2S. 104(2)(b)(4)(c) in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/671, art. 2(3)

I3S. 104(2)(c)(d) in force at 1.4.2014 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2014/39, art. 2(3)

I4S. 104(2)(e) in force at 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

105Discretionary requirementsE+W

(1)[F5NHS England] may impose one or more discretionary requirements on a person if [F5NHS England] is satisfied that the person—

(a)has provided, or is providing, a health care service for the purposes of the NHS in breach of the requirement to hold a licence under this Chapter (see section 81),

(b)is a licence holder who has provided, or is providing, a health care service for the purposes of the NHS in breach of a condition of the licence, or

(c)is in breach of a requirement imposed by [F5NHS England] under section 104.

(2)In this Chapter, “discretionary requirement” means—

(a)a requirement to pay a monetary penalty to [F6NHS England] of such amount as [F6NHS England] may determine (referred to in this Chapter as a “variable monetary penalty”),

(b)a requirement to take such steps within such period as [F7NHS England] may specify, to secure that the breach in question does not continue or recur (referred to in this Chapter as a “compliance requirement”), or

(c)a requirement to take such steps within such period as [F8NHS England] may specify, to secure that the position is, so far as possible, restored to what it would have been if the breach in question was not occurring or had not occurred (referred to in this Chapter as a “restoration requirement”).

(3)[F9NHS England] must not impose discretionary requirements on a person on more than one occasion in relation to the same breach.

(4)A variable monetary penalty must not exceed 10% of the turnover in England of the person on whom it is imposed, such amount to be calculated in the prescribed manner.

(5)If the whole or any part of a variable monetary penalty is not paid by the time it is required to be paid, the unpaid balance from time to time carries interest at the rate for the time being specified in section 17 of the Judgments Act 1838; but the total interest must not exceed the amount of the penalty.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I5S. 105 partly in force; s. 105 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 306(1)(d)

I6S. 105(1)(a) in force at 1.4.2014 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2014/39, art. 2(3)

I7S. 105(1)(b)(c)(2)(b)(c)(3) in force at 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2013/671, art. 2(3)

I8S. 105(2)(a)(4)(5) in force at 1.7.2013 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2013/671, art. 2(4)

106Enforcement undertakingsE+W

(1)[F10NHS England] may accept an enforcement undertaking from a person if [F10NHS England] has reasonable grounds to suspect that the person—

(a)has provided, or is providing, a health care service for the purposes of the NHS in breach of the requirement to hold a licence under this Chapter,

(b)is a licence holder who has provided, or is providing, a health care service for the purposes of the NHS in breach of a condition of the licence, or

(c)is in breach of a requirement imposed by [F10NHS England] under section 104.

(2)In this Chapter, “enforcement undertaking” means an undertaking from a person to take such action of a kind mentioned in subsection (3) as may be specified in the undertaking within such period as may be so specified.

(3)The specified action must be—

(a)action to secure that the breach in question does not continue or recur,

(b)action to secure that the position is, so far as possible, restored to what it would have been if the breach in question was not occurring or had not occurred,

(c)action (including the payment of a sum of money) to benefit—

(i)any other licence holder affected by the breach, or

(ii)any commissioner of health care services for the purposes of the NHS which is affected by the breach, or

(d)action of such a description as may be prescribed.

(4)Where [F11NHS England] accepts an enforcement undertaking then, unless the person from whom the undertaking is accepted has failed to comply with the undertaking or any part of it—

(a)[F11NHS England] may not impose on that person any discretionary requirement which it would otherwise have power to impose by virtue of section 105 in respect of the breach to which the undertaking relates, and

(b)if the breach to which the undertaking relates falls within subsection (1)(b), [F11NHS England] may not revoke that person's licence under section 89(b).

(5)Where a person from whom [F12NHS England] has accepted an enforcement undertaking has failed to comply fully with the undertaking but has complied with part of it, [F12NHS England] must take the partial compliance into account in deciding whether—

(a)to impose a discretionary requirement on the person in respect of the breach to which the undertaking relates, or

(b)if the breach to which the undertaking relates falls within subsection (1)(b), to revoke the person's licence under section 89(b).

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I9S. 106 partly in force; s. 106 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 306(1)(d)

I10S. 106(1)(a) in force at 1.4.2014 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2014/39, art. 2(3)

I11S. 106(1)(b)(c)(2)-(5) in force at 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2013/671, art. 2(3)

107Further provision about enforcement powersE+W

Schedule 11 (Part 1 of which makes further provision about discretionary requirements and Part 2 of which makes further provision about enforcement undertakings) has effect.

Commencement Information

I12S. 107 in force at 1.7.2013 for specified purposes by S.I. 2013/671, art. 2(3)

I13S. 107 in force at 1.7.2013 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2013/671, art. 2(4)

108Guidance as to use of enforcement powersE+W

(1)[F13NHS England] must publish guidance about how it intends to exercise its functions under sections 105 and 106 and Schedule 11.

(2)[F13NHS England] may revise the guidance and, if it does so, must publish the guidance as revised.

(3)[F13NHS England] must consult such persons as it considers appropriate before publishing or revising the guidance.

(4)Guidance relating to [F14NHS England’s] functions under section 105 must include information about—

(a)the circumstances in which [F15NHS England] is likely to impose a discretionary requirement,

(b)the circumstances in which [F16NHS England] may not impose a discretionary requirement,

(c)the matters likely to be taken into account by [F17NHS England] in determining the amount of any variable monetary penalty to be imposed (including, where relevant, any discounts for voluntary reporting of breaches in respect of which a penalty may be imposed), and

(d)rights to make representations and rights of appeal.

(5)[F18NHS England] must have regard to the guidance or (as the case may be) revised guidance in exercising its functions under sections 105 and 106 and Schedule 11.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I14S. 108(1)-(4) in force at 1.11.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/2657, art. 2(2)

I15S. 108(1)-(4) in force at 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2013/671, art. 2(3)

I16S. 108(5) in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/671, art. 2(3)

109Publication of enforcement actionE+W

(1)[F19NHS England] must include information about the following in its annual report—

(a)the cases in which a discretionary requirement has been imposed during the financial year to which the report relates, and

(b)the cases in which an enforcement undertaking has been accepted during that financial year.

(2)But [F20NHS England] must not include information which it is satisfied is—

(a)commercial information the disclosure of which would, or might, significantly harm the legitimate business interests of the person to whom it relates;

(b)information relating to the private affairs of an individual the disclosure of which would, or might, significantly harm that person's interests.

(3)The reference in subsection (1)(a) to cases in which a discretionary requirement has been imposed does not include a reference to a case where a discretionary requirement has been imposed but overturned on appeal.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I17S. 109 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/671, art. 2(3)

110Notification of enforcement actionE+W

(1)As soon as reasonably practicable after imposing a discretionary requirement or accepting an enforcement undertaking [F21NHS England] must notify the following of that fact—

F22(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)such [F23integrated care boards] as are likely to be affected by the imposition of the requirement or the acceptance of the undertaking, and

(c)any person exercising regulatory functions in relation to the person on whom the discretionary requirement was imposed or from whom the enforcement undertaking was accepted.

(2)In subsection (1) “regulatory functions” has the same meaning as in the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (see section 32 of that Act).

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I18S. 110 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/671, art. 2(3)

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