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A few updates from our Finance Department

We’re reviewing our sanctions policy to improve consistency and further strengthen decision-making by independent fitness to practise (FTP) panels. The consultation is running from 29 May 2025 to 1 September 2025.

Information on which health issues need to be declared to us, and why. 

You need to take all reasonable steps to protect information about service users. By ‘reasonable steps’, we mean that you need to take sensible, practical measures to make sure that you keep the information safe.

Ruth Clement is Head of Kent Children’s Therapies at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. A concern was raised about a HCPC-registered therapist that Ruth line-managed. Here she gives her perspective on the events and shares tips for employers or managers in similar situations.

The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic

Our changes provide further guidance around scope of practice and highlight the need to make sure registrants have the knowledge, skills and experience to practise safely and effectively. 

Register for our webinar series to refresh and improve your knowledge on our Standards and how to best meet them.

An update on our proposed fee increase

The HCPC takes a proportionate approach to investigating concerns about a registrant’s physical or mental health

Based on our recent assessments of education providers and programmes, these reports set out a ‘state of the nation’ for education and training in the 15 professions we regulate.

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

Employees work across a variety of departments to support our operations