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Sanctions policy

This document sets out how sanctions can be applied by Practice Committee Panels in fitness to practise cases.

The policy includes:

  • the purpose of sanctions;
  • proportionality;
  • insight and remorse;
  • sanctions and criminal convictions;
  • procedure;
  • sanctions;
  • interim orders to give effect to decisions; and
  • multiple sanctions.
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