The Commission for Health Improvement (Functions) Regulations 2000

Special interest reports

15.—(1) If in the course of an investigation a matter comes to the notice of the Commission which it considers should, in the public interest, be brought to the attention of—

(a) any of the persons or bodies to which paragraph (2) applies; and

(b) the public,

the Commission may make the matter the subject of an immediate report in addition to the report to be made at the conclusion of the investigation.

(2) The persons and bodies referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) any NHS body or service provider which is the subject of the investigation;

(b) the Secretary of State;

(c) in a case where a Primary Care Trust or a service provider is the subject of an investigation, the relevant Health Authority.

(3) Copies of any report under paragraph (1) shall be sent to—

(a) any NHS body or service provider which is the subject of the investigation;

(b) the Secretary of State;

(c) in a case to which paragraph (2)(c) applies, the relevant Health Authority; and

(d) any other NHS body or service provider or other person or body exercising statutory functions, to whom the Commission considers the report should be copied.

(4) In addition to sending copies of the report to the persons referred to in paragraph (3), the Commission shall publish a summary of the report.