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51.—(1) The contractor shall co-operate with—
(a)any investigation of a complaint in relation to any matter reasonably connected with the provision of services under the contract undertaken by—
(i)[F1NHS England]; and
(ii)[F2the Health Service Commissioner]; and
(b)any investigation of a complaint by an NHS body or local authority which relates to a patient or former patient of the contractor.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—
“NHS body” means [F1NHS England], an NHS trust, an NHS foundation trust, F3... a Local Health Board, a Health Board, a Health and Social Services Board, a Health and Social Services Trust or, a Health Board or Special Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 M1;
“local authority” means—
any of the bodies listed in section 1 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 M2 (local authorities);
the Council of the Isles of Scilly; F4...
a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 M3 (constitution of councils); [F5or]
[F6a council of a county or county borough in Wales;]
[F7“Health Service Commissioner” means the person appointed Health Service Commissioner for England in accordance with section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993].
(3) The co-operation required by sub-paragraph (1) includes—
(a)answering questions reasonably put to the contractor by [F1NHS England];
(b)providing any information relating to the complaint reasonably required by [F1NHS England]; and
(c)attending any meeting to consider the complaint (if held at a reasonably accessible place and at a reasonable hour, and due notice has been given) if the contractor's presence at the meeting is reasonably required by the Primary Care Trust.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1
F2Words in Sch. 3 para. 51(1)(a)(ii) substituted (1.4.2009) by The Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/309), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 5(3)(b)(i) (with Sch. para. 8)
F3Words in Sch. 3 para. 51(2) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/364), regs. 1(1), 19(27)(b)(ii) (with Sch. 1)
F4Word in Sch. 3 para. 51(2) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/211), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 66(a)
F5Word in Sch. 3 para. 51(2) inserted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/211), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 66(b)
F6Words in Sch. 3 para. 51(2) inserted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/211), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 66(c)
F7Words in Sch. 3 para. 51(2) inserted (1.4.2009) by The Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/309), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 5(3)(b)(ii) (with Sch. para. 8)
Marginal Citations
M21970 c. 42; section 1 was amended by the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), section 195 and by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19), Schedule 10, paragraph 7.
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