Registration

Registration

In order for a health professional to practise legally in the UK, they must be registered with the relevant regulator. The regulators only register those professionals who meet their standards. The regulator is required to keep an up-to-date register of all the professionals it has registered. The register should include a record of any action taken against a professional that limits their entitlement to practise.

Our policy work has considered many different aspects of this area including the criteria for registration, how registers are presented to the public, the links between registration and employment, and how unregistered practitioners should be tackled by regulators.

Policy reports

• Maximising the contribution of regulatory bodies’ registers to public protection (Feb 2010)
• Protecting the public from unregistered practitioners (Feb 10)
• Regulatory bodies' health requirements for registrants (Jun 09)
• Good character (Dec 08)
• Sharing information at first entry to the register (Sep 08) 

Consultation responses

• HPC consultation on post registration qualifications (Feb 2011)