UK Statutory Instrument 1988 United Kingdom

The General Medical Council Preliminary Proceedings Committee and Professional Conduct Committee (Procedure) Rules Order of Council 1988

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Schedules

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The Preliminary Proceedings Committee and Professional Conduct Committee shall each...

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The Committee shall each meet on such days as the...

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Meetings of the Preliminary Proceedings Committee shall be held not...

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Members of the Preliminary Proceedings Committee and of the Professional...

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Meetings of each Committee shall be held at the offices...

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Citation and commencement

s.schedule appendix para.10

Reference to Preliminary Proceedings Committee

s.schedule appendix para.11

Determination by Preliminary Proceedings Committee

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Order for interim suspension or interim conditional registration

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Further investigations and provisional determination

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Fresh allegation as to conviction or conduct

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Preliminary Proceedings Committee to meet in private

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Non-disclosure of documents or reasons in cases not referred for inquiry

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Notice of Inquiry

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Postponement of inquiry

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Cancellation of inquiry

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Interpretation

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Access to documents

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Notice to produce documents

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Amendment of charge before the opening of an inquiry

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Procedure where the practitioner does not appear

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Opening of inquiry — Reading of charge, submission of objections and amendment of charge

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Cases relating to conviction

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Circumstances, character, history and pleas in mitigation in case relating to conviction

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Cases relating to conduct

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Circumstances, character, history and pleas in mitigation in cases relating to conduct

s.schedule appendix para.29

Finding of serious professional misconduct

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Times and places of meetings of the committees

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Determination whether to make a direction

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Directions of the Committee

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Order for immediate suspension of registration

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Revocation of order for interim suspension or interim conditional registration

s.schedule appendix para.34

Announcement of findings, direction,

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Cases relating both to conviction and to conduct

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Inquiries into charges against two or more practitioners

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Direction for resumed hearing

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Notice of resumed hearing

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New charge at resumed hearing

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Appointment of member to conduct initial consideration of cases

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Procedure at resumed hearing

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Procedure following postponement under rule 30

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Procedure where conditional registration had been imposed

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Procedure where registration has been suspended

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Announcement of determination at resumed hearing

s.schedule appendix para.45

Subsequent application of rules where case is continued

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Procedure for consideration of applications for restoration

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Adjournment of proceedings

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Exclusion of public from hearings in certain cases

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Consideration of confidential reports at resumed hearings

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Allegations as to conviction

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Evidence

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Reference and transfer of cases to the Health Committee

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Voting

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Representation

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Postal service of documents

s.schedule appendix para.55

Notes and transcript of proceedings

s.schedule appendix para.56

Revocation

s.schedule appendix para.6

Allegations as to professional misconduct

s.schedule appendix para.7

Furnishing evidence of fitness to practise

s.schedule appendix para.8

Invitation to practitioner to appear before the Preliminary Proceedings Committee in certain circumstances

s.schedule appendix para.9

Duty to supply rules

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