Deferment of decision on application
7.—(1) A Local Health Board may defer a decision on a performer’s application to be included in a performers list, where—
(a)there are in respect of the performer, legal proceedings that are criminal proceedings in the United Kingdom or, where there are legal proceedings in respect of conduct which, had it occurred in the United Kingdom would constitute a criminal offence, and that if successful would be likely to lead to the removal of the performer from the Local Health Board’s performers list if the performer had been included;
(b)there are legal proceedings against a body corporate of which the performer is, has in the preceding six months been, or was at the time of the originating events a director, that are criminal proceedings in the United Kingdom or, where there are legal proceedings in respect of conduct which, had it occurred in the United Kingdom would constitute a criminal offence, and that if successful would be likely to lead to the removal of the performer from the Local Health Board’s performers list if the performer had been included;
(c)there is an investigation anywhere in the world by the performer’s licensing or regulatory body or any other investigation (including one by another Local Health Board or equivalent body) relating to the performer in the performer’s professional capacity that, if adverse, would be likely to lead to the removal of the performer from the Local Health Board’s performers list, if the performer were to be included in it;
(d)the performer is suspended from any performers list or any equivalent performers list;
(e)a body corporate of which the performer is, has in the preceding six months been, or was at the time of the originating events, a director, is suspended from any list or any equivalent list;
(f)the FHSAA is considering an appeal by the performer against a decision of a Local Health Board to refuse to include the performer in its performers list, or to conditionally include the performer in or to contingently remove the performer from, or to remove the performer from any performers list kept by a Local Health Board and if that appeal is unsuccessful the Local Health Board would be likely to remove the performer from the Local Health Board’s performers list if the performer had been included in it;
(g)the FHSAA is considering an appeal by a body corporate of which the performer is, has in the preceding six months been, or was at the time of the originating events a director, against a decision of a Local Health Board or equivalent body to refuse to admit the body corporate to its list, or to conditionally include it in or to remove or contingently remove it from any list kept by a Local Health Board or equivalent body, and if that appeal is unsuccessful the Local Health Board would be likely to remove the performer from the performers list if the performer had been included;
(h)the performer is being investigated by the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service in relation to any fraud, where the result, if adverse, would be likely to lead to the removal of the performer from the Local Health Board’s performers list if the performer were to be included in it;
(i)a body corporate, of which the performer is, has in the preceding six months been, or was at the time of the originating events a director, is being investigated in relation to any fraud, where the result, if adverse, would be likely to lead to the removal of the performer from the Local Health Board’s performers list if the performer were to be included in it; and
(j)the FHSAA is considering an application from a Local Health Board for a national disqualification of the performer or a body corporate of which the performer is, has in the preceding six months been, or was at the time of the originating events, a director.
(2) A Local Health Board may only defer a decision under paragraph (1) above until the outcome of the relevant event mentioned in any of sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c),(f), (g), (h), (i), (j) is known or whilst the performer or the body corporate is suspended under sub-paragraph (d) or (e) above.
(3) The Local Health Board must notify the performer that it has deferred a decision on the application and the reasons for it.
(4) Once the outcome of the relevant event mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) is known or the suspension referred to in paragraph (1)(d) or (e) has come to an end, the Local Health Board shall notify the performer that the performer must within 28 days of the date of the notification (or such longer period as the Local Health Board may agree)—
(a)update the performer’s application; and
(b)confirm in writing that the performer wishes the application to proceed.
(5) Provided any additional information has been received within the 28 days or the time agreed, the Local Health Board shall notify the performer as soon as possible that —
(a)the performer’s application to be included in its performers list has been successful; or
(b)the Local Health Board has decided to refuse the application or impose conditions on the performer’s inclusion, and the reasons for that (including any facts relied upon), and any right of appeal under regulation 15.