The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023

Requirements with which a practitioner included in a performers list must comply

9.  In regulation 9 (requirements with which a practitioner included in a performers list must comply) of the 2013 Regulations—

(a) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) A Practitioner must make a declaration to the Board during each reporting period confirming that they continue to perform services that are regulated under regulation 24, regulation 31 or regulation 37, as the case may be.

(1B) The reporting periods in paragraph (1A) are—

(a) the period beginning with 1st January 2024 and ending with 31st December 2024, and

(b) each subsequent period of 12 months.”;

(b) after paragraph (8) insert—

“(8A) Where the Board reasonably requests it, if the Practitioner has resided in a country other than the United Kingdom for 12 months or more (whether in a continuous period or otherwise) during the period in which they have been included in a performers list, a Practitioner must supply—

(a) a certificate issued by an authority of that country which is equivalent to an enhanced criminal record certificate, or

(b) if the Practitioner is unable to obtain such a certificate, a statement in writing demonstrating that the Practitioner has taken all reasonable steps to obtain such a certificate.”.