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Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 1E+W+S WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS

1.  An agreement is a workforce agreement for the purposes of these Regulations if the following conditions are satisfied—E+W+S

(a)the agreement is in writing;

(b)it has effect for a specified period not exceeding five years;

(c)it applies either—

(i)to all of the relevant members of the workforce, or

(ii)to all of the relevant members of the workforce who belong to a particular group;

(d)the agreement is signed—

(i)in the case of an agreement of the kind referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(i), by the representatives of the workforce, and in the case of an agreement of the kind referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(ii) by the representatives of the group to which the agreement applies (excluding, in either case, any representative not a relevant member of the workforce on the date on which the agreement was first made available for signature), or

(ii)if the employer employed 20 or fewer workers on the date referred to in sub-paragraph (d)(i), either by the appropriate representatives in accordance with that sub-paragraph or by the majority of the workers employed by him;

(e)before the agreement was made available for signature, the employer provided all the workers to whom it was intended to apply on the date on which it came into effect with copies of the text of the agreement and such guidance as those workers might reasonably require in order to understand it fully.

2.  For the purposes of this Schedule—E+W+S

  • “a particular group" is a group of the relevant members of a workforce who undertake a particular function, work at a particular workplace or belong to a particular department or unit within their employer’s business;

  • “relevant members of the workforce" are all of the workers employed by a particular employer, excluding any worker whose terms and conditions of employment are provided for, wholly or in part, in a collective agreement;

  • “representatives of the workforce" are workers duly elected to represent the relevant members of the workforce, “representatives of the group" are workers duly elected to represent the members of a particular group, and representatives are “duly elected" if the election at which they were elected satisfied the requirements of paragraph 3 of this Schedule.

3.  The requirements concerning elections referred to in paragraph 2 are that—E+W+S

(a)the number of representatives to be elected is determined by the employer;

(b)the candidates for election as representatives of the workforce are relevant members of the workforce, and the candidates for election as representatives of a group are members of the group;

(c)no worker who is eligible to be a candidate is unreasonably excluded from standing for election;

(d)all the relevant members of the workforce are entitled to vote for representatives of the workforce, and all the members of a particular group are entitled to vote for representatives of the group;

(e)the workers entitled to vote may vote for as many candidates as there are representatives to be elected;

(f)the election is conducted so as to secure that—

(i)so far as is reasonably practicable, those voting do so in secret, and

(ii)the votes given at the election are fairly and accurately counted.

Regulations 13(4), 15(6) and 43

SCHEDULE 2E+W+S WORKERS EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE [F1in Wales or Scotland]

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Sch. 2 heading inserted (E.) (1.10.2013) by The Working Time (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2228), regs. 1(2), 2(5)(a) (with reg. 3)

1.  Except where, in the case of a worker partly employed in agriculture [F2in Wales or Scotland], different provision is made by a relevant agreement—E+W+S

(a)for the purposes of [F3regulations 13, 13A and 15B], the leave year of a worker employed in agriculture [F2in Wales or Scotland] begins on 6th April each year or such other date as may be specified in an agricultural wages order which applies to him; and

(b)the dates on which leave is taken by a worker employed in agriculture [F2in Wales or Scotland] shall be determined in accordance with an agricultural wages order which applies to him.

2.  Where, in the case referred to in paragraph 1 above, a relevant agreement makes provision different from sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of that paragraph—E+W+S

(a)neither section 11 of the Agricultural Wages Act 1948 M1 nor section 11 of the Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949 M2 shall apply to that provision; and

(b)an employer giving effect to that provision shall not thereby be taken to have failed to comply with the requirements of an agricultural wages order.

Marginal Citations

3.  In this Schedule, “an agricultural wages order" means an order under section 3 of the Agricultural Wages Act 1948 [F4, section 3 of the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014] or section 3 of the Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949.E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F4Words in Sch. 2 para. 3 inserted (E.W.) (30.7.2014) by Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 6), ss. 11(3), 19 (with s. 14(1))

Regulation 25A(1A)

[F5SCHEDULE 2AE+W+SDoctors in training

Textual Amendments

[F6TABLE 1]

Column 1

Employer

Column 2

Place

Column 3

Specialist Services

Column 4

Grade and, where applicable, Rota

England

East Midlands Strategic Health Authority area

Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDerby City General HospitalAcute Medicine – Medical Assessment UnitF2, CT1 and CT2
AnaestheticsF2, ST3 to ST7
Anaesthetics – ObstetricsCT2, ST3 to ST7
Anaesthetics – Intensive CareCT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7
Anaesthetics – TheatresST3 to ST7
Clinical Oncology/ Haematology/ Palliative MedicineF2, CT1 and CT2
General MedicineF2, CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7
General SurgeryST3 to ST8
General Surgery/ ENT/ UrologyF2, CT1 and CT2
Obstetrics and GynaecologyST3 to ST7
PaediatricsST3 to ST8
UrologyCT2, ST3 to ST7
Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service TrustNottingham City HospitalNeonatologyST4 to ST8
Queens Medical Centre, NottinghamGeneral Surgery and Vascular SurgeryST4 to ST8
NeonatologyST4 to ST8

Textual Amendments

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustKings Mill HospitalAnaestheticsF2, CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

F2, ST1 to ST7

Paediatrics

F2, ST1 to ST8
United Lincolnshire Hospitals National Health Service TrustGrantham and District HospitalGeneral MedicineF2, CT1 and CT2
Lincoln County HospitalAnaestheticsF2, CT1 and CT2
General MedicineST3 to ST7
Pilgrim HospitalGeneral MedicineST3 to ST7
University Hospitals of Leicester National Health Service TrustLeicester Royal InfirmaryEmergency MedicineST3 to ST7
PaediatricsF2, ST1 to ST8
Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General HospitalNeonatologyST4 to ST8

East of England Strategic Health Authority area

Bedford Hospital National Health Service TrustBedford HospitalCardiologyST3 to ST7
Care of the ElderlyST3 to ST7
Endocrinology and DiabetesST3 to ST7
RespiratoryST3 to ST7
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddenbrookes HospitalAdult Intensive CareF2, CT1, CT2 and ST3
TransplantationST3 to ST8
Cambridgeshire Primary Care TrustHinchingbrooke HospitalPaediatricsST3 to ST8
Hinchingbrooke Health Care National Health Service TrustHinchingbrooke HospitalGeneral SurgeryST3 to ST7
Ipswich Hospital National Health Service TrustThe Ipswich HospitalPaediatricsST3 to ST8
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustJames Paget University HospitalAnaesthetics (Obstetrics, Pain, ITU and Theatres)CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST8
Obstetrics and GynaecologyST3 to ST8
PaediatricsST3 to ST8 – on call
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNorfolk and Norwich University HospitalAnaestheticsCT1, CT2 and ST3
Emergency MedicineST3 to ST8 – Tier 2 (full shift rota – 24 hour service)
Trauma and OrthopaedicsCST1 and CST2 – Tier 2 (full shift)
Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation TrustPapworth HospitalAcute Specialties (Chest Medicine)F2, CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST8
Cardiothoracic SurgeryF2, CT1 and CT2
Cardiothoracic Transplant SurgeryST3 to ST8
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustPeterborough District Hospital and Edith Cavell HospitalUrologyST3 to ST7
West Hertfordshire Hospitals National Health Service TrustHemel Hempstead HospitalObstetrics and GynaecologyST3 to ST7
St Albans City HospitalObstetrics and GynaecologyST3 to ST7
Watford General Hospital

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

ST3 to ST7

London Strategic Health Authority area

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals National Health Service TrustQueen’s HospitalEar Nose and ThroatF2, CT1 and CT2
Maxillo FacialF2, CT1 and CT2
Neurosciences (Neurology and Neurosurgery)F2, ST1 and ST2
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children National Health Service TrustGreat Ormond Street Hospital for ChildrenCardiothoracic SurgeryST4 to ST6
Hillingdon Hospital National Health Service TrustHillingdon HospitalGeneral Surgery (elective and non-elective) including Colorectal, Breast and VascularF2, CT1, CT2 and ST3

Imperial College Healthcare National

Health Service Trust

Charing Cross HospitalNeurosurgeryST3 to ST7
Hammersmith HospitalCardiothoracic SurgeryST3 to ST7
St Mary’s HospitalCardiothoracic SurgeryF2, CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7
Kingston Hospital National Health Service TrustKingston HospitalAnaesthesia and Intensive Care, ACCSCT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7
Whittington Hospital National Health Service TrustWhittington HospitalAnaesthetics/ ITUST3 to ST7
Obstetrics and GynaecologyST3 to ST7
PaediatricsST4 to ST8
Paediatrics – NeonatesST1 to ST3

North East Strategic Health Authority area

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle General HospitalAnaestheticsST3 to ST7 – 1st on call
ST3 to ST7 – 2nd on call
Critical Care (ITU)ST3 to ST6
PaediatricsF2, ST1 to ST3 – 1st on call
ST4 to ST8 – 2nd on call
Paediatrics Intensive CareST4 to ST8

North West Strategic Health Authority area

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation TrustAlder Hey Children’s HospitalPaediatric Cardiothoracic SurgeryST3 to ST8, SpR
East Lancashire Hospitals National Health Service TrustRoyal Blackburn HospitalOtorhinolaryngology (ENT)F2, ST1, ST2, CT1 and CT2 – 1st on call
Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital, Blackburn and Burnley Urgent Care CentresEmergency MedicineST3 to ST7, SpR
Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General HospitalTrauma and OrthopaedicsF2, ST1 and ST2 – 1st on call
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustRoyal Preston HospitalNeurosurgeryF2, CT1 and CT2 – 1st on call
ST3 to ST7, SpR – 2nd on call
North Cumbria University Hospitals National Health Service TrustCumberland Infirmary ENT/ Trauma and Orthopaedics/ OMFSF2, ST1, ST2, CT1 and CT2
General Medicine and medical specialtiesF1 – Acute 1st on call
F2, CT1 and CT2 – Acute 2nd on call
ST3 to ST7, SpR – Acute 3rd on call
General SurgeryF1 – 1st on call
F2, CT1 and CT2 - 2nd on call
ST3 to ST7, SpR - 3rd on call
Obstetrics and GynaecologyF2, ST1 and ST2 – 1st on call
Trauma and OrthopaedicsST3 to ST7, SpR – 2nd on call
West Cumberland HospitalGeneral Medicine and medical specialtiesF1 – Acute 1st on call
F2, CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7, SpR – Acute 2nd on call
General SurgeryF1 – 1st on call
F2, CT1 and CT2 – 2nd on call
Obstetrics and GynaecologyST3 to ST7, SpR – 2nd on call
PaediatricsF2, ST1 and ST2 – 1st on call
Trauma and OrthopaedicsST3 to ST7, SpR – 2nd on call
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals National Health Service TrustRoyal Liverpool University HospitalRenal Transplant SurgeryST3 to ST7, SpR
Trafford Healthcare National Health Service TrustTrafford General HospitalAnaesthesiaF2, CT1 and CT2 – 1st on call
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay National Health Service TrustFurness General HospitalPaediatricsF2, ST1 and ST2
Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery National Health Service TrustWalton Centre for Neurology and NeurosurgeryNeurosciencesF2, CT1 and CT2
NeurosurgeryST3 to ST7, SpR

South Central Strategic Health Authority area

Buckinghamshire Hospitals National Health Service TrustWycombe Hospital and Stoke Mandeville HospitalObstetrics and GynaecologyF2, ST1 to ST7, FTSTA1 and FTSTA2
PaediatricsST3 to ST8
Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMilton Keynes General HospitalAnaestheticsST3 to ST7
Anaesthetics – ITUFT2, CT1 and CT2
Anaesthetics – TheatresCT2, ST3 to ST7
Emergency MedicineST3 to ST7
General MedicineST3 to ST7
PaediatricsF2, ST1 to ST8
SurgeryCT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7
Trauma and OrthopaedicsF2, CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST8
Portsmouth Hospitals National Health Service TrustQueen Alexandra HospitalGeneral PaediatricsST3 to ST8
Obstetrics and GynaecologyST3 to ST7
Southampton University Hospitals National Health Service TrustPrincess Anne HospitalObstetrics and GynaecologyST3 to ST7
Southampton General HospitalAnaesthetics – Critical CareF2, CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7

South East Coast Strategic Health Authority area

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals National Health Service TrustRoyal Sussex County HospitalAnaestheticsCT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7
Princess Royal HospitalAnaestheticsCT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7
East Sussex Hospitals National Health Service TrustConquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General HospitalEmergency MedicineST4 to ST7
PaediatricsST4 to ST8
Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation TrustFrimley Park HospitalAnaesthetics and Intensive Care (obstetric anaesthesia and critical care medicine)ST3 to ST7
Clinical HaematologyST3 to ST7
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells National Health Service TrustKent and Sussex HospitalENTF2, CT1 and CT2
Pembury HospitalObstetrics and GynaecologyST4 to ST7
Royal Surrey County Hospital National Health Service TrustRoyal Surrey County HospitalHaematologyST3 to ST7
Trauma and OrthopaedicsST3 to ST8
UrologyST3 to ST7
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare National Health Service TrustEast Surrey HospitalAnaesthetics and Intensive Care (obstetric anaesthesia and critical care medicine)CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7
Western Sussex Hospitals National Health Service TrustSt Richard’s HospitalGeneral MedicineF2, CT1 and CT2
Obstetrics and GynaecologyST3 to ST7
PaediatricsST4 to ST8
SurgeryF1, F2, CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7
Trauma and OrthopaedicsF1, F2, CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7
UrologyST3 to ST7

South West Strategic Health Authority area

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustGloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General HospitalAnaesthetics and Critical Care ServicesF2, CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7
North Bristol National Health Service TrustFrenchay HospitalAnaestheticsCT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7 – 1st on call
CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7 – 2nd on call
Trauma and OrthopaedicsCT1 and CT2 – 1st on call
Southmead HospitalAnaestheticsCT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7 – 1st on call
CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7 – 2nd on call
Trauma and OrthopaedicsCT1 and CT2 – 1st on call
Poole Hospital NHS Foundation TrustPoole HospitalAnaesthetics: TheatreCT1 and CT2 (16 hour full shift)
Anaesthetics: Critical CareST3 to ST5 (24 hour full shift)
AnaestheticsST3 to ST5 (full shift 24 hours cover for theatres, back up for Obstetrics and Critical Care)
Emergency MedicineST3 to ST7
ObstetricsST2 to ST4 (24 hour full shift)
PaediatricsST3 to ST8
Trauma and OrthopaedicsCT1 and CT2
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation TrustBristol Heart InstituteCardiothoracic Surgery ServicesST3 to ST7
Bristol Royal InfirmaryCardiothoracic Surgery ServicesCT1 and CT2

West Midlands Strategic Health Authority area

Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham Children’s HospitalGeneral PaediatricsST4 to ST8
Paediatric EndocrinologyST4 to ST8
Paediatric GastroenterologyST4 to ST8
Paediatric Haematology/ OncologyST4 to ST8
Paediatric HepatologyST4 to ST8
Paediatric Inherited Metabolic DiseasesST4 to ST8
Paediatric NephrologyST4 to ST8
Paediatric NeurologyST4 to ST8
Paediatric NeurosurgeryST4 to ST9
Paediatric Respiratory MedicineST4 to ST8
Paediatric RheumatologyST4 to ST8
Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustQueen’s HospitalCritical Care AnaesthesiaST3 to ST7
General AnaesthesiaF2, CT1 and CT2
Obstetrics AnaesthesiaST3 to ST7
George Eliot Hospital National Health Service TrustGeorge Eliot HospitalPaediatricsST4 to ST8
Heart of England NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham Heartlands HospitalGeneral MedicineST3 to ST7
Trauma and OrthopaedicsST3 to ST8
Solihull HospitalTrauma and OrthopaedicsF2, CT1, CT2, ST1 to ST6
Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation TrustStafford Hospital and Cannock Chase HospitalAcute Medical Specialties and Medical SpecialtiesCT1, CT2 and ST3
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital National Health Service TrustRoyal Shrewsbury HospitalGeneral SurgeryST3 to ST8
Trauma and OrthopaedicsF2, CT1, CT2, ST1 to ST3
The Princess Royal HospitalGeneral SurgeryST3 to ST8
Trauma and OrthopaedicsF2, CT1, CT2, ST1 to ST3
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals National Health Service TrustNew Cross HospitalPaediatrics including Neonatal ServicesST4 to ST8
University Hospital of North Staffordshire National Health Service TrustCity General Hospital and Royal InfirmaryAcute MedicineST3 to ST7
DiabetesST3 to ST7
Elderly CareST3 to ST7
GastroenterologyST3 to ST7
General MedicineST3 to ST7
Infectious DiseasesST3 to ST7
RespiratoryST3 to ST7
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustQueen Elizabeth HospitalAnaesthetics and Critical Care – supporting Surgical Specialties and ObstetricsCT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7
Cardiothoracic SurgeryST3 to ST8

Yorkshire and the Humber Strategic Health Authority area

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBarnsley HospitalAcute and Medical Specialties – Combined MAUF2, CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST8
PaediatricsST1 to ST8
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation TrustSheffield Children’s HospitalPaediatric SurgeryF1, CT1, CT2, ST3 to ST8, SpR
The Rotherham NHS Foundation TrustRotherham General HospitalAnaestheticsCT1, CT2, ST3 to ST7

General Surgery/ Urology

CT1 and CT2
Oral Maxillo Facial SurgeryCT1 and CT2
PaediatricsST1 to ST8
Trauma and OrthopaedicsCT1, CT2, ST1 and ST2

Wales

Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University National Health Service Trust, also known as Ymddiriedolaeth Brifysgol Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Abertawe Bro Morgannwg, and from 1st October 2009 Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health BoardSingleton HospitalGeneral PaediatricsSenior
Paediatrics – Neo NatalJunior
Morriston HospitalGeneral PaediatricsSenior
Neuro SurgeryJunior and Senior
Neath Port Talbot HospitalGeneral Medicine (incorporating Endocrinology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Cardiology and Care of the Elderly)Junior
Princess of Wales HospitalPaediatricsJunior and Senior
Cardiff and Vale National Health Service Trust, also known as Ymddiriedolaeth Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Caerdydd a’r Fro, and from 1st October 2009 Cardiff and Vale University Local Health BoardUniversity Hospital of WalesPaediatricsJunior and Senior
Paediatrics (neonatal intensive care unit)Junior and Senior
Cwm Taf National Health Service Trust, also known as Ymddiriedolaeth Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Cwm Taf, and from 1st October 2009 Cwm Taf Local Health BoardPrince Charles Hospital

Anaesthetic

Junior and Senior
PaediatricsJunior and Senior
Royal Glamorgan HospitalNeo NatalJunior
PaediatricsJunior and Senior
Gwent Healthcare National Health Service Trust, also known as Ymddiriedolaeth Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Gofal Iechyd Gwent, and from 1st October 2009 Aneurin Bevan Local Health BoardNevill Hall HospitalCombined Paediatric/ Neo NatalJunior and Senior
Royal Gwent HospitalNeo NatalJunior and Senior
PaediatricsSenior
Hywel Dda National Health Service Trust, also known as Ymddiriedolaeth Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Hywel Dda, and from 1st October 2009 Hywel Dda Local Health BoardWithybush General HospitalPaediatricJunior
West Wales General HospitalPaediatricJunior
North Wales National Health Service Trust, also known as Ymddiriedolaeth Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Gogledd Cymru, and from 1st October 2009 Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health BoardGlan Clwyd HospitalObstetrics and GynaecologyJunior and Senior
PaediatricsJunior and Senior
Wrexham Maelor HospitalObstetrics and GynaecologyJunior and Senior
PaediatricsJunior and Senior
North West Wales National Health Service Trust, also known as Ymddiriedolaeth Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Gogledd-orllewin Cymru, and from 1st October 2009 Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health BoardYsbyty GwyneddAnaestheticsJunior and Senior
Obstetrics and GynaecologySenior
Paediatrics/ Neo NatalJunior and Senior]

[F7TABLE 2

Column 1

Employer

Column 2

Place

Column 3

Specialist Services

Column 4

Grade and, where applicable, Rota

England
East Midlands Strategic Health Authority area
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChesterfield Royal HospitalEmergency MedicineF2, ST1 to ST7
Obstetrics and GynaecologyF2, ST1 to ST7
PaediatricsF2, ST1 to ST8
Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustRoyal Derby HospitalOral Maxillo Facial SurgeryST3 to ST7
Northampton General Hospital National Health Service TrustNorthampton General HospitalEmergency MedicineST3 to ST7
Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service TrustQueens Medical Centre, NottinghamNeurosurgeryST4 to ST8
University Hospitals of Leicester National Health Service TrustGlenfield HospitalPaediatric (Cardiology and Cardiac Intensive Care)ST3 to ST8
Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General HospitalNeonatologyST1 to ST3
East of England Strategic Health Authority area
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddenbrookes HospitalAnaestheticsST3 to ST7 and SpR
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNorfolk and Norwich University HospitalObstetrics and GynaecologyST3 to ST9 and SpR– Tier 3 (partial shift rota (24 hour service))
Paediatric NeonatalST3 to ST8 and SpR – Tier 2 (full shift
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustPeterborough District Hospital and Edith Cavell HospitalGeneral SurgeryCT1 and CT2
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn National Health Service TrustThe Queen Elizabeth HospitalObstetrics and GynaecologyST3
London Strategic Health Authority area
The Royal Free Hampstead National Health Service TrustThe Royal FreeNeurosurgeryST3 to ST8
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustThe Royal MarsdenOtolaryngology and Plastic SurgeryST3 to ST8
Urology and GynaecologyST3 to ST8
North East Strategic Health Authority area
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustFreeman HospitalGeneral Surgery – Hepatobiliary and TransplantST3 to ST7 and SpR
Paediatric CardiologyST4 to ST8 and SpR – 2nd on call
Newcastle General HospitalNeurologyF2, CT1 and CT2 - 1st on call
ST3 to ST7 and SpR - 2nd on call
Royal Victoria InfirmaryPaediatric SurgeryST4 to ST8 and SpR - 2nd on call
PaediatricsST4 to ST8 and SpR
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation TrustUniversity Hospital of Hartlepool and University Hospital of North TeesPaediatricsST3 to ST7 and SpR
North West Strategic Health Authority area
Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustUniversity Hospital AintreeAnaesthetics - Critical CareCT1, CT2 and ST3 to ST7
North Cumbria University Hospitals National Health Service TrustCumberland InfirmaryEmergency MedicineF2, FTSTA1, FTSTA2 and ST1 to ST7
PaediatricsST1 and ST2
West Cumberland HospitalEmergency MedicineF2 and ST1 to ST3
Royal Bolton Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustRoyal Bolton HospitalPaediatricsFTSTA3 and ST4 to ST8
Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation TrustTameside General HospitalTrauma and OrthopaedicsF2, CT1, CT2, ST1 and ST2
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWarrington HospitalTrauma and OrthopaedicsF2, ST1 and ST2
South Central Strategic Health Authority area
Buckinghamshire Hospitals National Health Service TrustStoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe HospitalAnaestheticsST3 to ST5
Isle of Wight National Health Service Primary Care Trust St. Mary’s HospitalGeneral MedicineF2, CT1 and CT2
General MedicineST3 and ST4
Emergency MedicineF2, ST1 and ST2
Obstetrics and GynaecologyST3
General SurgeryF1
General Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and GynaecologyF2, ST1 and ST2 – Basic Surgical Training rota
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals National Health Service TrustHorton General Hospital, BanburyObstetrics and GynaecologyST3 to ST5
Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare National Health Service TrustRoyal Hampshire County HospitalSurgeryST3 to ST5
South East Coast Strategic Health Authority area
Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals National Health Service Trust St. Peter’s HospitalAnaestheticsCT2 and ST3 to ST7
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals National Health Service TrustPrincess Royal HospitalGeneral Internal MedicineST3 to ST8
Royal Sussex County Hospital and Princess Royal HospitalEmergency MedicineST3 to ST8
Royal Sussex County HospitalObstetrics and GynaecologyST3 to ST8
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustQueen Elizabeth the Queen Mother HospitalAnaesthetics – Intensive Care Unit and TheatresCT1 and CT2
PaediatricsST3 to ST7
Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation TrustFrimley Park HospitalAnaesthetics – Intensive Care and Acute Care Common StemCT1 and CT2
Emergency MedicineST3 to ST6
Obstetrics and GynaecologyST1 to ST7
PaediatricsST4 to ST7
Royal Surrey County Hospital National Health Service TrustRoyal Surrey County HospitalAnaesthetics – Intensive Care UnitF2, CT1 and CT2
Acute MedicineF1, F2, CT1, CT2 and ST3 to ST7
Emergency MedicineST3 to ST7
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare National Health Service TrustEast Surrey Hospital and Crawley HospitalPaediatricsST3 to ST6
South West Strategic Health Authority area
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation TrustBristol Eye Hospital, Bristol Royal Infirmary and St. Michael’s HospitalAnaesthetics

ST3 and ST4 - 1st on call

ST4 to ST7 – 2nd on call

Bristol Royal Hospital For Children, Frenchay Hospital, Southmead Hospital and St. Michael’s HospitalOtolaryngologyST1 to ST3
West Midlands Strategic Health Authority area
George Eliot Hospital National Health Service TrustGeorge Eliot HospitalAnaestheticsST3 to ST7
University Hospital of North Staffordshire National Health Service TrustThe Royal InfirmaryRenalST3 to ST8
NeurosurgeryF2, ST1 to ST3
Yorkshire and the Humber Strategic Health Authority area
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBradford Royal Infirmary and St. Lukes Hospital

Otolaryngology/

Plastic Surgery/Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (merged rota)

F2, CT1 and CT2
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation TrustCalderdale Royal HospitalEmergency MedicineF2, CT1, CT2, CT3, ST4, ST5 and SpR
Huddersfield Royal InfirmaryAnaestheticsCT1, CT2, ST3 to ST5 and SpR
Emergency MedicineF2, CT1, CT2, CT3, ST4, ST5 and SpR
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals National Health Service TrustHull Royal InfirmaryNeurosurgeryF2, ST1 and ST2
Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare National Health Service TrustScarborough General HospitalAnaestheticsCT1, CT2 and ST3 to ST5
Acute MedicineST3 to ST5
NeurologyST3 to ST5
Diabetes and EndocrinologyST3 to ST5
Care of the ElderlyST3 to ST5
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation TrustSheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Capitol Park, BarnsleyPaediatrics – Critical Care, Neonatal ServicesST6 to ST8 – Transport rota
The Rotherham NHS Foundation TrustRotherham General HospitalObstetrics and GynaecologyST1 to ST7
York Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustYork HospitalObstetrics and GynaecologyST3 to ST7 and SpR
Trauma and OrthopaedicsF2, CT1, CT2, ST1 and ST2
Scotland
Ayrshire and Arran Health BoardAyr HospitalEmergency MedicineST3 to ST7 and SpR
Borders Health BoardBorders General HospitalPaediatricsST3 to ST9 and SpR
Fife Health BoardForth Park Maternity Hospital and Victoria HospitalPaediatricsST3 to ST9 and SpR
Lanarkshire Health BoardWishaw General HospitalEmergency MedicineST3 to ST7 and SpR
NeonatologyST3 to ST9 and SpR
Hairmyres HospitalEmergency MedicineST3 to ST7 and SpR
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Textual Amendments

Regulation 28(7)

[F8SCHEDULE 3E+W+SENFORCEMENT

Textual Amendments

Appointment of inspectorsE+W+S

1.(1) Each enforcement authority may appoint as inspectors (under whatever title it may from time to time determine) such persons having suitable qualifications as it thinks necessary for carrying into effect these Regulations within its field of responsibility, and may terminate any appointment made under this paragraph.

(2) Every appointment of a person as an inspector under this paragraph shall be made by an instrument in writing specifying which of the powers conferred on inspectors by these Regulations are to be exercisable by the person appointed; and an inspector shall in right of his appointment under this paragraph—

(a)be entitled to exercise only such of those powers as are so specified; and

(b)be entitled to exercise the powers so specified only within the field of responsibility of the authority which appointed him.

(3) So much of an inspector’s instrument of appointment as specifies the powers which he is entitled to exercise may be varied by the enforcement authority which appointed him.

(4) An inspector shall, if so required when exercising or seeking to exercise any power conferred on him by these Regulations, produce his instrument of appointment or a duly authenticated copy thereof.

Powers of inspectorsE+W+S

2.(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 and this sub-paragraph, an inspector may, for the purpose of carrying into effect these Regulations within the field of responsibility of the enforcement authority which appointed him, exercise the powers set out in sub-paragraph (2) below.

(2) The powers of an inspector referred to in the preceding sub-paragraph are the following, namely—

(a)at any reasonable time (or, in a situation which in his opinion is or may be dangerous, at any time) to enter any premises which he has reason to believe it is necessary for him to enter for the purpose mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above;

(b)to take with him a constable if he has reasonable cause to apprehend any serious obstruction in the execution of his duty;

(c)without prejudice to the preceding sub-paragraph, on entering any premises by virtue of paragraph (a) above to take with him—

(i)any other person duly authorised by the inspector’s enforcement authority; and

(ii)any equipment or materials required for any purpose for which the power of entry is being exercised;

(d)to make such examination and investigation as may in any circumstances be necessary for the purpose mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above;

(e)to require any person whom he has reasonable cause to believe to be able to give any information relevant to any examination or investigation under paragraph (d) above to answer (in the absence of persons other than a person nominated by him to be present and any persons whom the inspector may allow to be present) such questions as the inspector thinks fit to ask and to sign a declaration of the truth of his answers;

(f)to require the production of, inspect, and take copies of or of any entry in—

(i)any records which by virtue of these Regulations are required to be kept, and

(ii)any other books, records or documents which it is necessary for him to see for the purposes of any examination or investigation under paragraph (d) above;

(g)to require any person to afford him such facilities and assistance with respect to any matters or things within that person’s control or in relation to which that person has responsibilities as are necessary to enable the inspector to exercise any of the powers conferred on him by this paragraph;

(h)any other power which is necessary for the purpose mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above.

(3) No answer given by a person in pursuance of a requirement imposed under sub-paragraph (2)(e) above shall be admissible in evidence against that person or the [F9spouse or civil partner] of that person in any proceedings.

(4) Nothing in this paragraph shall be taken to compel the production by any person of a document of which he would on grounds of legal professional privilege be entitled to withhold production on an order for discovery in an action in the High Court or, as the case may be, on an order for the production of documents in an action in the Court of Session.

Improvement noticesE+W+S

3.  If an inspector is of the opinion that a person—

(a)is contravening one or more of these Regulations; or

(b)has contravened one or more of these Regulations in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated,

he may serve on him a notice (in this Schedule referred to as “an improvement notice”) stating that he is of that opinion, specifying the provision or provisions as to which he is of that opinion, giving particulars of the reasons why he is of that opinion, and requiring that person to remedy the contravention or, as the case may be, the matters occasioning it within such period (ending not earlier than the period within which an appeal against the notice can be brought under paragraph 6) as may be specified in the notice.

Prohibition noticesE+W+S

4.(1) This paragraph applies to any activities which are being or are likely to be carried on by or under the control of any person, being activities to or in relation to which any of these Regulations apply or will, if the activities are so carried on, apply.

(2) If as regards any activities to which this paragraph applies an inspector is of the opinion that, as carried on or likely to be carried on by or under the control of the person in question, the activities involve or, as the case may be, will involve a risk of serious personal injury, the inspector may serve on that person a notice (in this Schedule referred to as “a prohibition notice”).

(3) A prohibition notice shall—

(a)state that the inspector is of the said opinion;

(b)specify the matters which in his opinion give or, as the case may be, will give rise to the said risk;

(c)where in his opinion any of those matters involves or, as the case may be, will involve a contravention of any of these Regulations, state that he is of that opinion, specify the regulation or regulations as to which he is of that opinion, and give particulars of the reasons why he is of that opinion; and

(d)direct that the activities to which the notice relates shall not be carried on by or under the control of the person on whom the notice is served unless the matters specified in the notice in pursuance of paragraph (b) above and any associated contraventions of provisions so specified in pursuance of paragraph (c) above have been remedied.

(4) A direction contained in a prohibition notice in pursuance of sub-paragraph (3)(d) above shall take effect—

(a)at the end of the period specified in the notice; or

(b)if the notice so declares, immediately.

Provisions supplementary to paragraphs 3 and 4E+W+S

5.(1) In this paragraph “a notice” means an improvement notice or a prohibition notice.

(2) A notice may (but need not) include directions as to the measures to be taken to remedy any contravention or matter to which the notice relates; and any such directions—

(a)may be framed to any extent by reference to any approved code of practice; and

(b)may be framed so as to afford the person on whom the notice is served a choice between different ways of remedying the contravention or matter.

(3) Where an improvement notice or a prohibition notice which is not to take immediate effect has been served—

(a)the notice may be withdrawn by an inspector at any time before the end of the period specified therein in pursuance of paragraph 3 or paragraph 4(4) as the case may be; and

(b)the period so specified may be extended or further extended by an inspector at any time when an appeal against the notice is not pending.

Appeal against improvement or prohibition noticeE+W+S

6.(1) In this paragraph “a notice” means an improvement or a prohibition notice.

(2) A person on whom a notice is served may within 21 days from the date of its service appeal to an employment tribunal; and on such an appeal the tribunal may either cancel or affirm the notice and, if it affirms it, may do so either in its original form or with such modifications as the tribunal may in the circumstances think fit.

(3) Where an appeal under this paragraph is brought against a notice within the period allowed under the preceding sub-paragraph, then—

(a)in the case of an improvement notice, the bringing of the appeal shall have the effect of suspending the operation of the notice until the appeal is finally disposed of or, if the appeal is withdrawn, until the withdrawal of the appeal;

(b)in the case of a prohibition notice, the bringing of the appeal shall have the like effect if, but only if, on the application of the appellant the tribunal so directs (and then only from the giving of the direction).

(4) One or more assessors may be appointed for the purposes of any proceedings brought before an employment tribunal under this paragraph.

Power of enforcement authority to indemnify inspectorsE+W+S

7.  Where an action has been brought against an inspector in respect of an act done in the execution or purported execution of these Regulations and the circumstances are such that he is not legally entitled to require the enforcement authority to indemnify him, that authority may, nevertheless, indemnify him against the whole or part of any damages and costs or expenses which he may have been ordered to pay or may have incurred, if the authority is satisfied that the inspector honestly believed that the act complained of was within his powers and that his duty as an inspector required or entitled him to do it.

Restrictions on disclosure of informationE+W+S

8.(1) In this and the two following sub-paragraphs—

(a)“relevant information” means information obtained by an inspector in pursuance of a requirement imposed under paragraph 2(2)(e) or (f); and

(b)“the recipient”, in relation to any relevant information, means the person by whom that information was so obtained or to whom that information was so furnished, as the case may be.

(2) Subject to the following sub-paragraph, no relevant information shall be disclosed without the consent of the person by whom it was furnished.

(3) The preceding sub-paragraph shall not apply to—

(a)disclosure of information to the Commission [F10, the ONR], a government department or any enforcement authority;

(b)without prejudice to paragraph (a) above, disclosure by the recipient of information to any person for the purpose of any function conferred on the recipient by or under any of the relevant statutory provisions [F11, relevant nuclear provisions] or under these Regulations;

(c)without prejudice to paragraph (a) above, disclosure by the recipient of information to—

(i)an officer of a local authority who is authorised by that authority to receive it; or

(ii)a constable authorised by a chief officer of police to receive it; or

(d)disclosure by the recipient of information in a form calculated to prevent it from being identified as relating to a particular person or case.

(4) In the preceding sub-paragraph any reference to the Commission [F12, the ONR], a government department or an enforcement authority includes respectively a reference to an officer of that body or authority (including in the case of an enforcement authority, any inspector appointed by it), and also, in the case of a reference to the Commission, includes a reference to—

(a)a person performing any functions of the Commission or the Executive on its behalf by virtue of section 13(1)(a) of the 1974 Act;

(b)an officer of a body which is so performing any such functions; and

(c)an adviser appointed in pursuance of section 13(1)(d) of the 1974 Act.

[F13(4A) In sub-paragraph (3) a reference to the ONR also includes a reference to—

(a)a person performing functions of the ONR on its behalf by virtue of section 95 of the 2013 Act;

(b)an officer of a body which is so performing any such functions; and

(c)a person appointed to provide advice to the ONR.]

(5) A person to whom information is disclosed in pursuance of sub-paragraph (3) above shall not use the information for a purpose other than—

(a)in a case falling within sub-paragraph (3)(a), a purpose of the Commission [F14, or the ONR], of the government department, or of the enforcement authority in question in connection with these Regulations [F15, the relevant nuclear provisions] or with the relevant statutory provisions, as the case may be;

(b)in the case of information given to an officer of a body which is a local authority, the purposes of the body in connection with the relevant statutory provisions [F16, the relevant nuclear provisions] or any enactment whatsoever relating to working time, public health, public safety or the protection of the environment;

(c)in the case of information given to a constable, the purposes of the police in connection with these Regulations, the relevant statutory provisions [F17, the relevant nuclear provisions] or any enactment whatsoever relating to working time, public health, public safety or the safety of the State.

(6) A person shall not disclose any information obtained by him as a result of the exercise of any power conferred by paragraph 2 of this Schedule (including in particular any information with respect to any trade secret obtained by him in any premises entered by him by virtue of any such power) except—

(a)for the purposes of his functions;

(b)for the purposes of any legal proceedings; or

(c)with the relevant consent.

In this sub-paragraph “the relevant consent” means the consent of the person who furnished it, and, in any other case, the consent of a person having responsibilities in relation to the premises where the information was obtained.

(7) Notwithstanding anything in the preceding sub-paragraph an inspector shall, in circumstances in which it is necessary to do so for the purpose of assisting in keeping persons (or the representatives of persons) employed at any premises adequately informed about matters affecting their health, safety and welfare or working time, give to such persons or their representatives the following descriptions of information, that is to say—

(a)factual information obtained by him as mentioned in that sub-paragraph which relates to those premises or anything which was or is therein or was or is being done therein; and

(b)information with respect to any action which he has taken or proposes to take in or in connection with those premises in the performance of his functions;

and, where an inspector does as aforesaid, he shall give the like information to the employer of the first-mentioned persons.

(8) Notwithstanding anything in sub-paragraph (6) above, a person who has obtained such information as is referred to in that sub-paragraph may furnish to a person who appears to him to be likely to be a party to any civil proceedings arising out of any accident, occurrence, situation or other matter, a written statement of the relevant facts observed by him in the course of exercising any of the powers referred to in that sub-paragraph.]

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