20 February 2012
Last updated 
When you submitted your application to CQC you will have declared that that the information detailed in your application is true and accurate. Section 37 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 makes it an offence to knowingly make a statement which is false or misleading in the application.
Dental Protection has received a number of enquiries from members who have subsequently realised that their initial application is not accurate. If you wish to make changes to your application after it has been submitted (but before you have received a notice of decision), you should review How to resubmit an application: Guidance for providers and managers
You must complete an initial Application Amendment Request Form telling CQC what you want to change . How the situation is dealt with depends on whether the change you wish to make is a material change or a non-material change.
Material change
Any changes to your application that will influence CQC’s risk assessment of the application are considered material changes.
These include:
- Changes to any declaration or action plan the application asks you to make.
- Changes to the details of the Nominated Individual.
- Changes to the details of a Registered Manager.
- Changes to the locations from where any regulated activity is carried on (but not the details of the location such as the address).
- Changes to the number or range of regulated activities applied for.
CQC will ask you to complete a full resubmission of your application, and send the forms you need along with a copy of your original application.
Non material change
If CQC decides the change is not material, it will amend your current application accordingly and the application process will progress as normal. There will be no further forms for you to complete.
Non-material changes include things such as:
- Changes to a postcode for a location.
- Changes to telephone numbers.
- Changes to email addresses.