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James McMurdock:To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the amount the Exchequer has received from fines against NHS trusts since 2020. \p Dr Zubir Ahmed: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has criminal enforcement powers to fine a health or social care provider where they identify a breach of regulations. The CQC can directly serve a fixed penalty notice to a provider, or a fine may be issued by the court following prosecution brought by the CQC.

The size of the fine following prosecutions brought by the CQC is a decision made by the court and is informed by sentencing guidelines. The CQC does not have influence over this decision. The money raised by court fines is paid to HM Treasury. The following table shows the fines served by the court following prosecution brought by the CQC against National Health Service trusts since 2020:

Financial year

NHS trust name

Fine amount (£)

2020/2021

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

1,600.00

2021/2022

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

733,000.00

2021/2022

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

2,533,332.00

2021/2022

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

100,000.00

2022/2023

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

800,000.00

2022/2023

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

533,334.00

2022/2023

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

200,000.00

2022/2023

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

60,000.00

2022/2023

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

800,000.00

2022/2023

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

200,000.00

2024/2025

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

140,000.00

2024/2025

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

60,000.00

2024/2025

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

100,000.00

2024/2025

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

300,000.00

2024/2025

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

100,000.00

2024/2025

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

300,000.00

2024/2025

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

100,000.00

2024/2025

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

700,000.00

2025/2026

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

200,000.00

Note: where an NHS trust is fined more than once in a given fiscal year, the fines relate to individual cases.

Any fixed penalty paid to the CQC is passed on by the CQC to My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. The CQC transfers the penalties received to the Department on a quarterly basis. The following table shows the fixed penalty notices served by the CQC to NHS trusts since 2020:

Financial year

NHS trust name

Fine amount (£)

2020/2021

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

4000.00

2020/2021

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

4000.00

2020/2021

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

4000.00

2021/2022

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

1250.00

2021/2022

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

1250.00

2021/2022

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

1250.00

2022/2023

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

1250.00

2022/2023

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

1250.00

2022/2023

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

4000.00

2022/2023

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

4000.00

2023/2024

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

4000.00

2023/2024

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

4000.00

Note: where an NHS Trust is served a fixed penalty notice more than once in a given fiscal year, this could be due to multiple breaches of regulations.