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NHS: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 27856 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Bernard Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria the NHS Business Services Authority applies when determining whether a person has acted wrongfully or with any lack of care for the purposes of Regulation 2(3)(g)(ii) of the National

Answer

Answered by James Frith, 11 Sep 2026

The NHS Business Services Authority considers the evidence in each case on its own merits, and cancels a penalty charge, under the provisions of Regulation 2(3)(g)(ii) of the National Health Service (Penalty Charge) Regulations 1999, where it is satisfied...