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

Referral to regulator

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6If the auditor of an NHS foundation trust has reason to believe that the trust or a director or officer of the trust—

(a)is about to make, or has made, a decision which involves or would involve the incurring of expenditure which is unlawful, or

(b)is about to take, or has taken, a course of action which, if pursued to its conclusion, would be unlawful and likely to cause a loss or deficiency,

he must refer the matter at once to the regulator.