 All emergency medical services in the UK are subject to a range of legal and regulatory requirements, and in many cases are also monitored for performance.This framework is largely statutory in nature, being mandated by government through a range of primary and secondary legislation.In England all ambulance services, as well as some medical response organisations like BASICS, are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) under the provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and subsequent Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010.