Persons barred from taking part in decision making with regard to applications for outline consent or premises approvalU.K.
62.—(1) No person is to take part in determining any application for outline consent (including determining when it is to come into effect), premises approval or temporary premises approval, or in taking decisions under regulation 50, 53 or 57, who—
(a)is a person who is included in a pharmaceutical list or is an employee of such a person;
(b)assists in the provision of pharmaceutical services under Chapter 1 of Part 7 of the 2006 Act (pharmaceutical services and local pharmaceutical services – provision of pharmaceutical services);
(c)is an LPS chemist, or provides or assists in the provision of local pharmaceutical services;
(d)is a provider of primary medical services;
(e)is a member of a provider of primary medical services that is a partnership or a shareholder in a provider of primary medical services that is a company limited by shares;
(f)is employed or engaged by a primary medical services provider; or
(g)is employed or engaged by an APMS contractor in any capacity relating to the provision of primary medical services,
whether or not their involvement would give rise to a reasonable suspicion of bias.
(2) No other person is to take part in determining any application, or taking any decision, referred to in paragraph (1) if because of an interest or association they have, or because of a pressure to which they may be subject, their involvement would give rise to a reasonable suspicion of bias.