Legislation – Health and Care Act 2022
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PART 4The Health Services Safety Investigations Body
Relationship with other bodies
126Co-operation
(1)
This section applies where—
(a)
the HSSIB is carrying out an investigation into a qualifying incident, and
(b)
a listed person is also carrying out an investigation into the same or a related incident.
(2)
The HSSIB and the listed person must co-operate with each other regarding practical arrangements for co-ordinating those investigations.
(3)
The following are listed persons—
(a)
an NHS foundation trust, an NHS trust or any other person providing NHS services;
(b)
NHS England;
(c)
an integrated care board;
(d)
a Special Health Authority;
(e)
the Care Quality Commission;
(f)
the Health Research Authority;
(g)
the Human Tissue Authority;
(h)
the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority;
F1(i)
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(j)
the Health Service Commissioner for England;
(k)
the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration;
(l)
any regulatory body;
(m)
the Health and Safety Executive;
(n)
the Commissioner for Patient Safety.
(4)
The HSSIB must publish guidance about when a qualifying incident is to be regarded as related to another incident for the purposes of this section.
(5)
If the HSSIB revises the guidance the HSSIB must publish it as revised.