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The registration renewal process explained

Registration Manager Dushyan Ashton highlights what registrants need to do to in order to renew their registration for the next two-year cycle.

Comparison tables

The changes between the previous standards and the updated standards are set out in these comparison tables.

CPD audit data

Statistics for the outcome of the continuing professional development (CPD) audits for the professions we regulate

Approach to fitness to practise investigations and hearings

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

COVID-19 - applying our standards

The factors to consider in applying the standards of conduct, performance and ethics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CPD Audit reports

Our CPD audit reports describe the outcomes of the audits for the professions we regulate.

Adapting your practice in the community

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

Promote high quality professional practice

Aim: Enable our professions to meet our standards so they are able to adapt to changes in health and care practice delivery, preventing harm to service users.

Unsafe clinical practice

Case study: A biomedical scientist’s employer raised concerns following an incident where the registrant failed to follow procedure. When processing samples, the registrant failed to prevent contamination, which led to inaccurate results.

Standards of conduct, performance and ethics

These standards set out, in general terms, how we expect our registrants to behave. We will use them if someone raises a concern about a registrant’s practice, and for decisions about the character of professionals who apply to our Register.