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August Bank Holiday 2022 - Service availability and how to contact us

Information about the areas operating urgent support, and how you can contact us if your query falls into one of these.

How we use your responses to our Year in Registration survey

A key part of our work is making sure we understand the experience of those going through education programmes through our Year in Registration survey.

Revisions to our Standards of Proficiency- what you need to do

The HCPC’s  Standards of Proficiency set out the technical requirements and competencies – the proficiencies – that all registrants are required to be able to demonstrate on entry to their profession. All approved education programmes must ensure graduates can meet these standards for their profession. The revised sets of Standards of Proficiency must be delivered to all new cohorts starting from 1 September 2023. 

Information sharing with professional bodies

One of the core principles of our quality assurance approach is to use data and intelligence in our decision-making.

Christine Elliott reappointed as HCPC Chair

We're delighted to announce that Christine Elliott has been reappointed as HCPC Chair for her second four-year term starting 28 February 2023.

HCPC joins lay advocacy service POhWER

As part of our Fitness to Practise (FTP) Improvement Programme to consistently enhance the communication, engagement and support we provide to people who are part of our FTP processes, we’re happy to announce that we’ve partnered with the cross regulatory independent lay advocacy service POhWER.

Equality monitoring – help us to improve our services for everyone

We will be asking you to ask you to complete an equality monitoring form to help us make sure our services are accessible to everyone

Consultation on updates to our sanctions policy opens

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.

Service announcement: Christmas and New Year 2024

During the festive period this year we’ll be closing temporarily, beginning at 12 noon on 24 December 2024. We will reopen on 2 January 2025 as normal.

Planned maintenance to our online registration services on Tuesday 7 November

Due to planned maintenance work by our system provider, our online registration services will be unavailable on the morning of Thursday 7 November 2023, between 9:00am and 12:00pm midday.

HCPC offers new FTP registrant support

We've partnered with CiC, a leading wellbeing service provider, to give independent, confidential and free emotional support and practical advice to all HCPC registrants going through the FTP process.