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Part 1The Care Quality Commission

Chapter 2Registration in respect of provision of health or social care

Miscellaneous

39Bodies required to be notified of certain matters

(1)Where the Commission gives a notice to which this section applies in respect of a regulated activity, it must give a copy of the notice—

(a)to such Primary Care Trust or English local authority as may be determined in accordance with regulations,

(b)where the person registered as a service provider in respect of the activity is a Primary Care Trust or National Health Service trust, to such Strategic Health Authority as may be so determined,

(c)where the person registered as a service provider in respect of the activity is an NHS foundation trust, to the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts, and

(d)to such other persons as the Commission considers appropriate.

(2)This section applies to the following notices—

(a)a notice under section 26 (notice of proposals),

(b)a notice under subsection (1) or (3) of section 28 (notice of decisions),

(c)a warning notice under section 29 (warning notice), and

(d)a notice under section 31 (urgent procedure for suspension, variation etc.).

(3)The Commission must notify each of the persons mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to (d) of either of the following events in relation to a person registered under this Chapter—

(a)the payment of a penalty in accordance with a penalty notice issued under section 86, or

(b)the commencement of proceedings in respect of a Part 1 offence.

(4)Regulations may prescribe cases in which subsection (1) or (3) does not apply.