Compliance obligation
Typically legally required for a dental practice — typically renewing every 6 months.
Status
Typically legally required
How often
Every 6 months
Under
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (regs.12 & 15)
Infection Prevention & Decontamination (HTM 01-05) is one of the obligations that typically applies to a dental practice in the UK, under Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (regs.12 & 15). It needs renewing every 6 months, and enforcement can follow if it lapses.
The full legislation: Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (regs.12 & 15); HTM 01-05 (paras 1.7, 2.21).
Every 6 months. HTM 01-05 sets a SIX-MONTHLY decontamination self-audit (IPS/DH audit tool) as an Essential Quality Requirement — the baseline every practice must meet, not best practice; a common misconception is that it is annual. Audit records kept at the premises for at least 2 years. Sits alongside (not instead of) the sterilizer testing/validation obligation tracked separately.
Inadequate decontamination/infection control breaches the fundamental standards; CQC enforcement up to prosecution and cancellation of registration.
Is infection prevention & decontamination (htm 01-05) a legal requirement for a dental practice?
Infection Prevention & Decontamination (HTM 01-05) typically applies to a dental practice under UK law, under Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (regs.12 & 15).
How often does a dental practice need infection prevention & decontamination (htm 01-05)?
Every 6 months. HTM 01-05 sets a SIX-MONTHLY decontamination self-audit (IPS/DH audit tool) as an Essential Quality Requirement — the baseline every practice must meet, not best practice; a common misconception is that it is annual.
What's the penalty for not having infection prevention & decontamination (htm 01-05)?
Inadequate decontamination/infection control breaches the fundamental standards; CQC enforcement up to prosecution and cancellation of registration.
Keeval tracks infection prevention & decontamination (htm 01-05) against your actual premises, watches the renewal date, and keeps the certificate inspection-ready — free, for all your sites, no card.
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See the full guide →This page highlights the obligation, frequency and penalties that typically apply to premises like yours in England & Wales — general information to help you act on your duties, not legal advice and not a definitive statement of your position. You remain the duty-holder; take your own professional advice where you need certainty. Keeval is a trading name of Brenkon Holdings Limited (no. 16987530).