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Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005

Privilege relating to disciplinary proceedings.

78.—In any action for defamation, the following proceedings, reports and communications are absolutely privileged:

(a) proceedings of a preliminary proceedings committee or of a committee of inquiry under this Part;

(b) communications by a committee of inquiry under section 61 ;

(c) reports of a committee of inquiry under section 63 ;

(d) communications by the Council under section 64 ;

(e) any other communication made by a committee established under this Part, the Council or a registration board in performing a function or exercising a power of the committee, Council or board, as the case may be.