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Enforcing IR(ME)R
IR(ME)R
We updated our guidance on significant accidental or unintended exposures (SAUE) on 24 August 2020.
CQC is the enforcing authority for England under IR(ME)R 2017. We enforce IR(ME)R using our powers under the Health and Safety at Work Act etc. 1974.
Our specialist IR(ME)R inspectors monitor and inspect premises that use ionising radiation. If a provider (employer) is not complying with IR(ME)R, we will recommend improvements. These must be made within a certain timescale.
In serious cases we can use our powers to take enforcement action to keep people safe.
Enforcement action register
When we take enforcement action against a provider, we publish a summary.
Current enforcement action summaries
Enforcement action compliance summaries
Enforcement notice compliance: University of Sussex (March 2021)
Location
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 9RR
Enforcement type
Improvement Notice
Date notice served
20 October 2020
Breach
On or before 14 October 2020,the employer was found in breach of regulations 6(1), 14(1), 17(1) and 17(4).
Description
An improvement notice was issued to the employer under Section 21 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 following the investigation of a significant accidental or unintended exposure reported on 17 August 2020. This identified concerns around staff training records, as well as governance arrangements for IR(ME)R, including the appointment of a medical physics expert.
Result
The employer was inspected on the 24 February 2021 and additional evidence supplied on 5 March 2021. They were deemed to comply with this notice on 18 March 2021.
Enforcement notice compliance: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (March 2017)
Earlier enforcement action summaries are available on the National Archives.
- Last updated:
- 19 March 2021
