PART 1Introductory

Meaning of “responsible bodies”6

For the purposes of these Regulations, the following are responsible bodies—

a

as regards England and Scotland, the regulatory bodies;

b

as regards England—

i

designated bodies in England,

ii

F4integrated care boards,

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iv

F2... the NHSBSA,

v

the CQC,

vi

local authorities in England, and

vii

police forces in England; and

c

as regards Scotland—

i

designated bodies in Scotland,

ii

the Scottish Counter Fraud Services,

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Public Health Scotland,

iv

the Practitioner Services Division of the Common Services Agency,

v

HIS,

vi

the Care Inspectorate,

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local authorities in Scotland, and

viii

the police force in Scotland.