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Statistical summary of the HCPC Register, including the number of registrants by profession, age profile and working location.

The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) oversees our work.

Case study: A psychologist’s employer raised concerns that the registrant had taken a service user on a trip involving an overnight stay in a shared hotel room, bought the service user alcohol and appeared to be under the influence of alcohol in the presence of the service user.

Copies of your documents must be correctly certified by a person of standing in the community

We understand that employers and managers often want to provide guidance and support to employees who are going through the fitness to practise process

We've published a statement on how we assess the eligibility of programmes against the threshold level

The Fitness to practise annual report highlights key statistics and insights and explains how we protect the public and ensure our registrants meet our standards

Registration Appeals Panel Members consider and determine appeals regarding admittance to the register, renewal and removal from the register

We have emphasised the need to be able to keep up to date with digital skills and new technologies. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions.

Case study: Kathy is an occupational therapist, working in the NHS, and has recently trained as a best interests assessor

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Frequently asked questions about the HCPTS and fitness to practise hearings

This page lists the other organisations that are responsible for regulating, and investigating concerns about, health and care professionals in the UK.

We review our standards periodically to ensure that they are up-to date with current practice.