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We expect our registrants to take all reasonable steps to reduce risk of harm, and to maintain a safe practice environment

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

If a concern is raised or referral is made about a HCPC-registered professional, our fitness to practice investigations process will begin. This flowchart summarises the steps. 

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

It is important that you get the service user’s permission, or ‘consent’, before you share or disclose their information or use it for reasons which are not related to the care or services you provide for them

HCPC Policy Manager Tom Miller explains the proposals we are making and why it is especially important to hear from employers and managers of HCPC registrants, who have experience of how the current arrangements are working.

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.

Submitting documents in the wrong format can cause severe delays to your application

The Council has overall responsibility for protecting people using registrants' services

The regulatory documents, policies and procedures that govern how we operate

This hub provides the latest updates, information and policies for HCPC Partners

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

We have provided key statistics as a summary of the picture of education and training for the professions we regulate, and how that picture is changing.

This factsheet provides key EDI information for prosthetists / orthotists and how the demographics of this group compare to the demographics of HCPC registrants overall

This factsheet provides key EDI information for operating department practitioners and how the demographics of this group compare to the demographics of HCPC registrants overall