General Dental Council The General Dental Council (GDC) is the statutory body that regulates dentists and dental care professionals in the UK, pursuant to the Dentists...
Fitness to practise process When a concern is raised in relation to a registrant, the General Dental Council (GDC) will consider whether it is the correct organisation to...
Practice committees Where the Case Examiners (CEs) or the Investigating Committee (IC) have referred an allegation to a Practice Committee, the Practice Committee to...
Sanctions available If a Practice Committee determines that a registrant’s fitness to practise is currently impaired, it will then go on to consider whether to impose a...
Function of the Investigating Committee The role of the Case Examiners (CEs) and, if the CEs cannot reach a unanimous decision, the Investigating Committee (IC) is to...
Interim Orders Committee The Interim Orders Committee (IOC) is a statutory committee of the Council, which may impose interim orders for suspension or conditional...
Powers of the Case Examiners and the Investigating Committee The Case Examiners (CEs) may: • adjourn consideration of an allegation in order for further enquiries to be...
Appealable registration decisions The Registration Appeals Committee (RAC) considers appeals from dental professionals in relation to appealable registration decisions....
What is a review hearing? The rules relating to review hearings are contained in rules 18–22 of the General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules Order of Council...
Initial investigation The General Medical Council (GMC) normally only investigates complaints that could require action to remove or restrict a doctor's right to...
No action The power to take no action following a finding of impairment survives the introduction of the latest edition of the General Medical Council (GMC) and Medical...
Objectives and proportionality The main reason for imposing sanctions is to protect the public. This is the ‘overarching objective’ which now has statutory footing. It...
Appeals to the High Court from decisions of the Fitness to Practise Committee The following decisions of the Fitness to Practise Committee (FTPC) are appealable: • a...
Initial consideration and referral of allegations An allegation against a registrant must initially be considered by the Registrar of the General Optical Council (GOC)....
Available sanctions The principle objectives of sanctions are to protect the public, uphold the standards and reputation of the profession and maintain public confidence...
Standard Procedural Directions Table—General Optical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules Order 2013, SI 2013/2537, Sch, para 29 Direction NumberDirections Service of...
The GOC Fitness to Practise Committee The Fitness to Practise Committee will be comprised of medical and non-medical people appointed by the General Optical Council (GOC)...
The impairment stage If the charge or charges against the Registrant are proved, the Fitness to Practice Committee panel will go on to consider the issue of impairment. A...
Interim orders The GOC’s Fitness to Practise Committee (FTPC) may impose an interim order in respect of a registrant if it is necessary to do so to protect the public, is...
What counts as mitigation and when can it be taken into account Mitigation evidence can include evidence about the circumstances leading up to the incidents in question...
Appeals Committee Part 4 of the Pharmacy Order 2010, SI 2010/231 sets out provisions relating to registration. Within this, the Appeals Committee deals with appeals...
For information on the role, powers and procedures of the Fitness to Practise Committee of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), see Practice Note: GPhC—Fitness to...
Procedure at hearings The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Fitness to Practise Committee (FtPC) hears cases where a registrant's fitness to practise is alleged to be...
Interim measures The power to impose 'interim measures' arises under article 60 of the Pharmacy Order 2010, SI 2010/231 and applies where the Fitness to Practise...
The role of the IC The Investigating Committee (IC) is a screening committee; it meets in private and its discussions are confidential. Parties involved in a referral do...
GPhC Fitness to Practise Committee—Indicative Sanctions Guidance The Fitness to Practice Committee (FtPC) is required under r 5(d) of the General Pharmaceutical Council...