The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Fees) Regulations 2015

These Regulations provide for fees to be paid by the regulatory bodies mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”), as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7). Section 25A of the 2002 Act, inserted by the 2012 Act, provides for the costs of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (“the Authority”) (formerly the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence) incurred in respect of its functions in relation to the regulatory bodies to be funded by fees imposed on those regulatory bodies by virtue of regulations under that section. Fees are determined by the Privy Council and paid to the Authority. Section 25A provides for a process of consultation and determination by the Privy Council of the Authority’s costs and for the fees which each regulatory body should be required to pay towards those costs. It also provides that the method for determining the amount of a fee is to be set out in regulations.