SCHEDULE 3Other contractual terms

PART 8Variation and termination of contracts

Consultation with the Local Medical Committee75

1

If the Board is considering—

a

terminating the contract under paragraphs 66, 67, 68, 70(4) or (6) or 71;

b

whether a remedial notice or a breach notice under paragraph 70 should be given in writing to the contractor; or

c

imposing a contract sanction,

the Board must, if it is reasonably practicable to do so, consult the Local Medical Committee (if any) for the area in which the contractor is providing services under the contract before it terminates the contract or imposes a contract sanction.

2

Whether or not the Local Medical Committee has been consulted under sub-paragraph (1), if the Board imposes a contract sanction on a contractor or terminates a contract in accordance with this Part, it must, as soon as reasonably practicable, give notice in writing to the Local Medical Committee of the contract sanction imposed or of the termination of the contract (as the case may be).