Conditions for employment and engagement: all persons performing dental servicesE+W
26.—(1) The contractor shall not employ or engage a person to perform dental services under the contract unless—
(a)that person has provided two clinical references that relate to two recent posts (which may include any current post) exercising the profession in which he seeks employment or engagement with the contractor which lasted for three months or more without a significant break, or where this is not possible, that person has provided a full explanation and alternative referees; and
(b)the contractor has checked and is satisfied with the references.
(2) Where the employment or engagement of a person falling within sub-paragraph (1) is urgently needed and it is not possible for the contractor to obtain and check the references in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(b) before employing or engaging him, he may be employed or engaged on a temporary basis for a single period of up to 14 days whilst his references are checked and considered, and for an additional period of a further 7 days if the contractor believes the person supplying those references is ill, on holiday or otherwise temporarily unavailable.
(3) Where the contractor employs or engages the same person on more than one occasion within a period of three months, it may rely on the references provided on the first occasion, provided that those references are not more than twelve months old.