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Professional Qualifications Act 2022 received royal assent on 28 April 2022

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Published on: 03 May 2022
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LNB News 03/05/2022

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Issue Date: 03 May 2022

Published Date: 03 May 2022

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

The Act creates a new framework for recognising qualifications from overseas, with the aim of improving the transparency around the entry and practice requirements of regulated professions, such as medicine, nursing and teaching and architecture.

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