Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Care Quality Commission (Additional Functions) Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on 1st August 2011.

(2) In these Regulations, “the 2011 Directions” means the High Security Psychiatric Services (Arrangements for Safety and Security at Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals) Directions 2011( 2 ).

Review of decision to withhold an item delivered or brought to a high security hospital for a patient

2. —(1) The Care Quality Commission shall review a decision made under direction 22(3) of the 2011 Directions (items delivered or brought to hospital premises for patients) to withhold an item if an application to review that decision is made by the intended recipient of the item within six months beginning with the day on which that person receives the information set out in direction 22(4)(c) of those Directions.

(2) On an application under paragraph (1) the Care Quality Commission may direct that the item which is the subject of the application shall not be withheld.

Review of decision to withhold internal post in high security hospitals

3. —(1) The Care Quality Commission shall review a decision made under direction 27(3) of the 2011 Directions (internal post) to withhold internal post, or an item included in such post, if an application to review that decision is made by the sender or the intended recipient of the post or item within six months beginning with the day on which that person receives the information set out in direction 27(4)(b) of those Directions.

(2) On an application under paragraph (1) the Care Quality Commission may direct that the post or item which is the subject of the application shall not be withheld.

Review of decisions to record and monitor telephone calls in high security hospitals

4. —(1) The Care Quality Commission shall review a decision made in accordance with direction 34(5) of the 2011 Directions (monitoring telephone calls) that a patient’s telephone calls will be monitored and recorded if an application to review that decision is made by the patient within six months beginning with the day on which that person receives the information set out in direction 34(6)(c) of those Directions.

(2) On an application under paragraph (1) the Care Quality Commission may direct that the recording and monitoring of the patient’s telephone calls shall cease.

Revocation

5.The Care Quality Commission (Additional Functions) Regulations 2009( 3 ) are revoked.