England

Duty to consider potential application of scheme
5
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision requiring any body or other person mentioned in subsection (2)—
a
to consider, in such circumstances as the regulations may provide, whether a case that the body or other person is investigating or reviewing involves liability to which a scheme applies, and
b
if it appears that it does, to take such steps as the regulations may provide.
2
The bodies and other persons referred to are—
a
any body or other person to whose liability a scheme applies, and
b
the Care Quality Commission.
S. 5(2)(b) substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 5 para. 89; S.I. 2009/462, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 35(bb)