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SRA Handbook
Notification of decisions
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Rule 19: Notification of decisions
- 19.1
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The SRA must notify its decision and reasons in writing when it:
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refuses an application made under these rules;
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grants an application subject to a condition;
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refuses a permission required under a condition on a body's authorisation; or
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withdraws its approval of a candidate under Rules 17 and 18.
- 19.2
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The notification in Rule 19.1 must be given:
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to the applicant body or authorised body as appropriate; and
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where appropriate, to the candidate concerned.
- 19.3
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The SRA must give 28 days written notice, with reasons:
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to the authorised body concerned, when the SRA decides to impose a condition on an authorised body's authorisation at any time after the grant of the authorisation;
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to the body and the individual concerned, when the SRA decides to withdraw an approval under Rules 17 and 18;
- 19.4
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The SRA may shorten or dispense with the 28 day period under Rule 19.3(a) if it is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so.
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Guidance note
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The SRA's notification "in writing" may be by any form of written electronic communication normally used for business purposes, such as emails.