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12 topic hubs
Healthcare, care and veterinary regulators
Distinct routes for doctors, nurses, dental and pharmacy professionals, opticians, social workers, NHS performers, health and care registrants, and veterinary professionals.
HCPC fitness to practise
Stage-by-stage guidance for health and care professionals responding to an HCPC concern, investigation or HCPTS hearing.
See HCPC guidanceGDC fitness to practise
Guidance for dentists and dental professionals facing a GDC assessment, case-examiner decision or Practice Committee hearing.
See GDC guidanceGMC fitness to practise
Guidance separating GMC investigation work from MPTS adjudication for doctors facing professional-regulatory concerns.
See GMC / MPTS guidanceNMC fitness to practise
Guidance for nurses, midwives and nursing associates at screening, investigation, case-examiner and hearing stages.
See NMC guidanceGPhC fitness to practise
Stage-specific guidance for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians facing GPhC triage, investigation, committee proceedings or a review.
See GPhC guidanceGOC fitness to practise
Guidance for optometrists, dispensing opticians, optical students and registered businesses facing a GOC fitness to practise process.
See GOC guidanceGeneral Osteopathic Council fitness to practise
Guidance for osteopaths facing screening, investigation, an Investigating Committee decision, undertakings, interim suspension or a Professional Conduct or Health Committee hearing.
See General Osteopathic Council guidanceGeneral Chiropractic Council fitness to practise
Guidance for chiropractors responding to GCC investigation, interim suspension, case-to-answer decisions, Professional Conduct or Health Committee hearings, sanctions and appeals.
See General Chiropractic Council guidanceSocial Work England fitness to practise
Guidance for social workers through triage, investigation, case examiners, accepted disposal, adjudication and review.
See Social Work England guidanceNHS Performers List disputes
Guidance for GPs, dentists and ophthalmic performers dealing with NHS England applications, conditions, suspension, removal and appeals.
See NHS Performers Lists guidanceCQC enforcement for providers and registered managers
Guidance for registered providers and registered managers responding to CQC findings, warning notices, registration action, urgent procedures or prosecution risk.
See CQC guidanceRCVS veterinary professional conduct
Guidance for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses responding to an RCVS concern, Preliminary Investigation Committee process or Disciplinary Committee hearing.
See RCVS guidance6 topic hubs
Law, education, accountancy and policing
Professional discipline for solicitors, barristers, teachers, accountants and police officers, with each decision-maker kept separate.
SRA investigations and Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal proceedings
Stage-specific guidance for solicitors, firms and other SRA-regulated people facing investigation, adjudication or proceedings before the independent SDT.
See SRA / SDT guidanceBSB investigations and Bar disciplinary tribunals
Guidance for barristers and other BSB-regulated people from initial investigation through independent decision-making, tribunal, sanction and appeal.
See BSB / Bar tribunals guidanceCILEX Regulation investigations and disciplinary proceedings
Guidance for CILEX members, practitioners, authorised entities and other regulated people facing misconduct investigation or panel proceedings.
See CILEX Regulation guidanceTeacher misconduct and Teaching Regulation Agency proceedings
Guidance for teachers in England facing a TRA referral, professional conduct panel, interim prohibition or final prohibition decision.
See TRA guidanceICAEW, ACCA and FRC accountancy regulation
Guidance that distinguishes professional-body discipline from FRC public-interest accountancy and statutory-audit enforcement.
See ICAEW / ACCA / FRC guidancePolice misconduct proceedings
Guidance for police officers facing complaint, conduct, IOPC, criminal and disciplinary processes under the applicable police conduct framework.
See Police misconduct guidance3 topic hubs
Finance, gambling and licensed security
Individual and licensing guidance for FCA investigations, Gambling Commission personal licences and SIA decisions.
FCA and SMCR individual investigations
Guidance for senior managers, certified staff and approved persons facing an FCA investigation, conduct-rule allegation, approval action or prohibition risk.
See FCA / SMCR guidanceGambling Commission Personal Management Licence reviews
Guidance for Personal Management Licence holders facing compliance enquiries, a section 116 review, regulatory hearing, suspension, revocation or appeal.
See Gambling Commission PML guidanceSIA licence suspension, revocation and appeals
Guidance for private-security licence holders facing an SIA suitability review, immediate suspension, proposed revocation or court appeal.
See SIA guidance2 topic hubs
Property and architecture
Disciplinary and tribunal routes for chartered surveyors, regulated firms and architects.
RICS investigations and disciplinary proceedings
Stage-specific guidance for chartered surveyors, RICS members and regulated firms facing investigation, agreed action or the independent Regulatory Tribunal.
See RICS guidanceARB architect conduct and competence proceedings
Guidance for registered architects responding to ARB screening, Investigations Panel decisions and Professional Conduct Committee proceedings.
See ARB guidance6 topic hubs
Connected and urgent proceedings
Shared process guidance for fitness to practise, interim orders, DBS barring, inquests, criminal cases and employment referrals.
Fitness to practise investigations
Plain-English guidance on the stages, evidence and decisions common to professional-regulatory cases, with regulator-specific distinctions throughout.
See Fitness to practise guidanceInterim order hearings
Urgent guidance on temporary conditions, suspension, evidence, reviews and challenges before the underlying regulatory case is decided.
See Interim orders guidanceDBS barring decisions
Guidance on safeguarding referrals, minded-to-bar representations, barred-list reviews and Upper Tribunal appeals.
See DBS barring guidanceInquests and coroners for regulated professionals
Guidance for professionals and organisations involved in a coroner investigation while employment, criminal, safeguarding or regulatory proceedings may also be active.
See Inquests and coroners guidanceCriminal proceedings and regulatory consequences
Guidance for regulated professionals coordinating a police or court case with employment, disclosure and professional-regulatory duties.
See Criminal and regulatory proceedings guidanceEmployment discipline and regulator referrals
Guidance on workplace investigations, suspension, hearings, appeals and disclosures where a professional regulator or safeguarding body may also become involved.
See Employment discipline and regulator referrals guidanceA clearer route
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The library brings together 29 topic hubs and 240 stage-specific guides, with separate routes for regulators, professional bodies and connected proceedings.
Regulator-specific investigation, hearing, outcome and review guidance.
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Employment, criminal, inquest, safeguarding and urgent interim routes.
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