Commentary on Sections Duties to co-operate Section 290 – Other duties to co-operate
1504.This section places a duty on Monitor and each of the bodies listed in subsection (3) and a duty on the CQC and each of those bodies to co-operate with each other in the exercise of their respective functions, except in respect of their regulatory functions. Where Monitor or the CQC regulates the activities of a relevant body, the duty to co-operate does not apply to the regulator or the relevant body when regulating or carrying out those activities. The Secretary of State may, by order subject to the affirmative procedure (see section 304(5)(k)), amend the list of relevant bodies.