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What happens at this stage of the process?
When our assessors have concluded their assessment of your application, they will recommend an outcome. This is the ‘first decision’.
The decision can be:
- Successful - you are accepted for entry to the Register
- Test of competence - you are required to take a test to inform our decision
- Unsuccessful - you are refused entry to the Register
You'll receive an update via email with the first decision. Our email will include a copy of your Record of Assessment which gives an explanation about the decision.
What happens next?
The next steps available to you depend on your outcome.
If your application is successful, we'll send you an email with this decision and a requestot pay your registration fee.
Registration fee payments are made through the HCPC online account. You'll receive a link to do this via email. You'll need to pay in full online, using a credit or debit card.
Once we have received your payment you will receive an email confirming that your registration has been successful and including your new registration number.
Please allow up to three days for your payment to reach our account – payment processing speeds can differ depending on your bank.
Find out more about what happens once you're on the Register
If you're required to take a test of competence, it means our assessment cannot determine whether you meet all the standards for your profession.
The test provides you with the opportunity to show you can meet them. It is delivered as a structured discussion with two assessors.
We'll email you to schedule the test and what you'll be required to do. We'll try to schedule the test at a time that is mutually convenient for you and the assessors.
If you're refused entry to the Register, we'll send you an email with the reason for our decision.
We'll also give you information about our appeals process should you wish to appeal this decision. You'll have 28 days to make the appeal.
You'll have 28 days to make your appeal.
