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Important information for social workers in England regarding the transfer of regulation to Social Work England including FAQs

The standards of proficiency that speech and language therapists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

Being open and honest when things go wrong can be very challenging. In this webinar we will explore the duty of candour requirements across the UK, some of the challenges in meeting these requirements and how to overcome them.

In early 2017, the HCPC commenced a review of the Indicative Sanctions Policy to ensure it is up to date, reflects public opinion, and continues to support fair and proportionate decision making. As part of this review we commissioned market research into the public’s views of the Policy and undertook a public consultation.

Continuing professional development (CPD) should improve your work and have a positive impact for your service users

We regulate hearing aid dispensers on the basis of their professional title and also their protected function.

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

Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.

I am thrilled that we have begun the search for our 2025 cohort of Council Apprentices, as the scheme enters its fifth year.

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 required that all education providers embedded our revised standards of proficiency (SOPs) from September 2023. We have assessed education provider alignment with the SOPs, and have considered common practices and challenges with this alignment.

We are undertaking a review of the standards of education and training (SETs).

Find out who won the HCPC student competition 2023, which asked students to design a learning session about health and wellbeing. 

Today we have launched a consultation which outlines proposed changes to the Standards of conduct, performance and ethics.