Part 2Health service bodies
Chapter 5NHS foundation trusts
Authorisation
39Register of NHS foundation trusts
1
The regulator must continue to maintain a register of NHS foundation trusts.
2
The register must contain in relation to each NHS foundation trust—
a
a copy of the current constitution,
b
a copy of the current authorisation,
c
a copy of the latest annual accounts and of any report of the auditor on them,
d
a copy of the latest annual report,
e
a copy of the latest document sent to the regulator under paragraph 27 of Schedule 7 (forward planning),
f
a copy of any notice given under section 52 (failing NHS foundation trusts).
3
In relation to any time before an NHS foundation trust is first required to send an annual report to the regulator, the register must contain a list of the persons who were first elected or appointed as—
a
the members of the board of governors,
b
the directors.
4
Members of the public may inspect the register at any reasonable time.
5
Any person who requests it must be provided with a copy of, or extract from, any document contained in the register on payment of a reasonable charge.