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The National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2005

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Entry and inspection by the Relevant Body

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44.—(1) Subject to—

(a)the conditions in sub-paragraph (2); and

(b)sub-paragraph (3),

the contractor shall allow persons authorised in writing by the Relevant Body to enter and inspect the practice premises at any reasonable time.

(2) The conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) are that—

(a)reasonable notice of the intended entry has been given;

(b)written evidence of the authority of the person seeking entry is produced to the contractor on request; and

(c)entry is not made to any premises or part of the premises used as residential accommodation without the consent of the resident.

(3) Where the contractor is providing services under the agreement in a prison, the contractor shall not be obliged to comply with sub-paragraph (1), or paragraph 45 or 46, if—

(a)the contractor has used its best endeavours to allow the Relevant Body, members of a Patients' Forum or the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection to enter and inspect the practice premises; but

(b)entry and inspection has been prevented by the prison authorities despite the contractor’s best endeavours.

(4) In this paragraph “practice premises” includes a mobile surgery.

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