Candour Source Layer

Use this page for candour evidence across provider duties, professional duties, and UK nation-specific organisational candour frameworks.

Source-Layer Position

Candour is not a single UK-wide operational rule. The current evidence supports England CQC Regulation 20 for registered providers, Welsh statutory candour provisions, Scottish organisational duty of candour, professional candour duties through GMC/NMC material, and the Northern Ireland Being Open Framework published on 19 February 2026. Its official FAQ sets implementation from 1 April 2026 and explicitly distinguishes the framework from proposed statutory duties.

Nation And Role Split

Layer	Current wiki handling
England provider duty	Use CQC Regulation 20 and provider guidance for notifiable safety incidents, notification, apology, written follow-up, correspondence, and records.
Wales organisational duty	Use Welsh quality and engagement / duty-of-candour sources for Welsh NHS body proof.
Scotland organisational duty	Use Scottish organisational duty of candour legislation, regulations, and current guidance for Scottish proof.
Northern Ireland boundary	Use the published Being Open Framework and FAQ for policy implementation. The FAQ says the framework introduces no new statutory/legal duty; a separate enactment claim needs legislation evidence.
Professional candour	Use GMC and NMC professional candour sources for individual professional duties.

What It Does Not Prove

Candour evidence does not prove general record quality, provider registration, clinical safety, data protection, DSIC compliance, or supplier implementation. It only defines the incident openness, explanation, apology, follow-up, correspondence, and learning records that may be required.

Deployment Evidence Needed

For digital workflows, prove incident classification, duty-of-candour trigger handling, notification templates, apology/follow-up correspondence capture, review/action-plan workflow, audit trail, reporting, and nation-specific policy alignment.