“Modification of section 31 of the Act (Inspections by persons authorised by registration authority)
4A. Section 31(5)(a) has effect as if it read:
“is a medical practitioner, registered nurse or dentist; and”
(5) In the following regulations of the 2008 Regulations for £50 substitute £75—
(a)5(1)(e);
(b)10(2)(e); and
(c)17.
(6) After regulation 16 insert—
“Assessing and monitoring the quality of service provision including annual reports
16A.—(1) The registered person must—
(a)regularly assess and monitor the quality of services provided against the requirements set out in these Regulations; and
(b)identify, assess and manage risks relating to the health, welfare and safety of patients and others.
(2) The registered person must send to the appropriate office of the registration authority, when requested to do so, a written annual assessment (referred to as the “annual report”) setting out—
(a)the scope of the services provided in the period covered by the annual report and any anticipated changes to that scope; and
(b)how, and the extent to which, in the opinion of the registered person the requirements of paragraph (1) are being complied with, together with any plans that the registered person has for improving the standard of the services provided to patients with a view to ensuring their health and welfare.
(3) The registered person must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the annual report is not misleading or inaccurate.
(4) The registered person must supply the annual report to the appropriate office of the registration authority within 28 days of receiving a request under paragraph (2).”.
(7) In regulation 19 for “9 and 14 to 16” substitute “6, 7, 9, 14—16A and 18”.