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Approach to fitness to practise investigations and hearings

HCPC statement of approach to fitness to practise investigations and hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic

Concerns

Information about raising a concern, fitness to practise and the investigation process

Flexibility in assessment

About our assessment approach and the factors we consider. 

Ensuring your CPD is effective and relevant

Your CPD activities should be beneficial to you and enhance the service you provide

Legal Assessor

Legal Assessors are legally qualified and provide advice to panels of the HCPC’s statutory committees and Council on questions of law

What we mean by ‘practising your profession’

We have defined ‘practising your profession’ as drawing on your professional skills and knowledge in the course of your work.

Remote supervision

Case study: Raff is a hearing aid dispenser working in independent practice. He has just started running his own business as a sole practitioner in a remote location in the Scottish Highlands.

Future areas of focus

In the 2024-25 academic year and beyond we are focusing on three key areas as we continue to play our part in responding to the challenges identified.

Revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics

Information about the revisions to the standards of conduct, performance and ethics, which were consulted on in 2023 and came into effect on 1 September 2024.

FTP registrant support service

Access independent, confidential and free emotional support and practical advice for all HCPC registrants involved in the FTP process

Historical programmes

You can apply to join the Register if you have completed a programme that was historically approved by our predecessor, the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (CPSM)

Paying your renewal fees

How to pay the renewal fee to maintain your HCPC registration

Focus on creating a good culture

Supporting information which expands on the delivery elements of Preceptorship Principle 1: Organisational culture & preceptorship

Step 3 - Pay your renewal fee

You can spread the cost by paying by direct debit, which we will not collect until you have completed your professional declaration.

Former committees

Following the Council's restructure, which came into effect on 1 January 2014, we reviewed our committees and some were disbanded. Their work was absorbed by the Council