S.L. 607.3 Art. 40Reports of quality audits.

(1) The Authority shall ensure that reports of quality audits shall be in accordance with the following standards:

(a) all reports shall be published and written in a style which is clear to the intended reader in terms of any decisions, commendations or recommendations made;

(b) in their report, the experts shall indicate areas where the provider should further develop its system and shall advise as to whether the system as a whole is satisfactory;

(c) reports containing recommendations for action or which require a subsequent action plan, should determine a follow-up procedure which is to be implemented consistently; and

(d) The Authority shall send the report to the provider, which shall be allowed a time limit of six weeks to submit its views.

(2) Where, from the report of the quality audit, and after the provider has submitted its views in accordance with the previous sub-regulation, the Authority finds fundamental defects concerning the provider or the programme, the provider shall be allowed a reasonable time period, as determined by the Authority, to undertake measures to rectify such defects.