Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003

Joint working

120 Co-operation etc

(1) The CHAI and the CSCI must co-operate with each other where it seems to them appropriate to do so for the efficient and effective discharge of their respective functions.

(2) The CHAI and the CSCI must, in prescribed circumstances, consult each other in relation to the proposed exercise of their functions.

(3) The CHAI and the CSCI may each delegate to the other any of its functions to be exercised by the other on its behalf.

(4) The CHAI and the CSCI may, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, enter into arrangements for the pooling of financial resources whenever they consider it appropriate to do so.

121 Reviews and investigations

(1) The CHAI and the CSCI may exercise any of their powers to conduct reviews and investigations under this Part in conjunction with each other.

(2) The CHAI may conduct a review or investigation under this Part, or undertake a study under section 57, in conjunction with a review, investigation or study relating to any functions of an NHS body, or to any health care provided by or for an NHS body, which is being conducted by any other public authority.

(3) The CSCI may conduct a review or investigation under this Part, or a study under section 82 in conjunction with a review, investigation or study relating to any other functions of a local authority which is being conducted by any other public authority.

(4) Where a review, investigation or study is being conducted by the CHAI in conjunction with any other authority pursuant to this section, any report which under this Part the CHAI is required to publish in relation to the review, investigation or study may consist of a joint report by the CHAI and the other authority as to all the matters being investigated by both of them.

(5) Where a review, investigation or study is being conducted by the CSCI in conjunction with any other authority pursuant to this section, any report which under this Part the CSCI is required to publish in relation to the review, investigation or study may consist of a joint report by the CSCI and the other authority as to all the matters being investigated by both of them.

(6) This section is without prejudice to any other powers of the CHAI or the CSCI.

122 Joint annual reviews

(1) Regulations made by the Secretary of State may provide that, where services of a description specified in the regulations are provided under arrangements under section 31 of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), the CHAI and the CSCI shall jointly—

(a) review the provision by the parties to the arrangements of such services as may be specified in the regulations;

(b) award a performance rating in respect of those services.

(2) The regulations may provide that the CHAI and the CSCI are to exercise their functions under this section—

(a) at such times as may be specified in the regulations;

(b) by reference to criteria determined by the CHAI and the CSCI and approved by the Secretary of State.

(3) The regulations may require the CHAI and the CSCI to publish a report after conducting a review under this section.

123 Power to assist

(1) The CHAI or the CSCI may if it thinks it appropriate to do so provide assistance to any other public authority in the United Kingdom for the purpose of the exercise by that authority of its functions.

(2) Assistance provided by the CHAI or the CSCI under this section may be provided on such terms, including terms as to payment, as it thinks fit.