Health Act 2007
Investigations by Authority. |
9.— (1) The Authority may undertake an investigation as to the safety, quality and standards of the services described in section 8 (1)(b) if the Authority believes on reasonable grounds that— | |
(a) there is a serious risk to the health or welfare of a person receiving those services, and | ||
(b) the risk may be the result of any act, failure to act or negligence on the part of— | ||
(i) the Executive, | ||
(ii) a service provider, | ||
(iii) the registered provider of a designated centre, or | ||
(iv) the person in charge of a designated centre if other than its registered provider. | ||
(2) The Minister may, if he or she believes on reasonable grounds that— | ||
(a) there is a serious risk of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1), and | ||
(b) the risk may be the result of any act, failure or negligence of the kind mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection, | ||
require the Authority to undertake an investigation in accordance with this section. | ||
(3) The Authority must ensure that an investigation under this section does not interfere, or conflict, with the functions of other statutory bodies. |