Provision of information recorded and kept under this Part to the Secretary of State
23.—(1) The Secretary of State may by request in writing require a UK producer to provide such of the retained information as the Secretary of State requires for the statutory purpose.
(2) A written request must state the statutory purpose for which the Secretary of State requires the information.
(3) A UK producer who is given a written request must comply with the request within the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the producer is given the request.
(4) A producer must provide the requested information—
(a)in an electronic spreadsheet provided for that purpose by the Secretary of State, or
(b)if the Secretary of State does not provide such a spreadsheet, via the NHS Digital online gateway.
(5) In this regulation, “retained information”, in relation to a UK producer, means the information which the producer is required to record and keep under this Part.
(6) This regulation is subject to regulation 24.