UK Statutory Instrument 2002 United Kingdom

Health Professions Order 2001

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HCPC

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34 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide · 2 journeys

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3 of 34 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 31 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

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  • Any Person 7

Plus 27 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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What this Act requires

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Part I

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Part II

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Part III — REGISTRATION

s.004

Registrar

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Council must appoint a Registrar and determine their terms Statutory regulator
s.008

Access to register etc.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC must maintain a public register of health professionals Statutory regulator
s.009

Registration

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC must process registration applications within statutory time limits Statutory regulator
s.011

Lapse of registration

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC must protect registrants from lapsing during investigations Statutory regulator
s.art012

Article 12: further provision relating to specified state professionals

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC must specify and schedule aptitude tests for state professionals Statutory regulator
s.indemnity arrangements

Indemnity arrangements

  • Maintain appropriate professional indemnity insurance Any Person
s.the register: specified state professionals - supp

The register: specified state professionals - supplemental provisions

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC must follow specific rules when registering state professionals Statutory regulator
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s.requirement for social workers in england to be re

Requirement for social workers in England to be registered

s.temporary registration in emergencies involving lo

Temporary registration in emergencies involving loss of human life or human illness etc

s.visiting health professionals from relevant europe

Visiting health professionals from relevant European States

Part IV — EDUCATION AND TRAINING

s.014

Education and Training Committee

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Education and Training Committee must advise the HCPC on professional standards Statutory regulator
s.015

Education and Training

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC must establish and publish standards for health education and training Statutory regulator
s.criteria for approving courses for approved mental

Criteria for approving courses for approved mental health professionals

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC must set and publish standards for mental health training courses Statutory regulator
s.exercise of function of approving courses for appr

Exercise of function of approving courses for approved mental health professionals

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC Education and Training Committee must approve AMHP courses Statutory regulator
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Part V — FITNESS TO PRACTISE

s.024

Screeners: supplementary provisions

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC Screeners must follow specific procedures when reviewing allegations Statutory regulator
s.026

The Investigating Committee

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC Investigating Committee must investigate and notify you of allegations Statutory regulator
s.028

The Health Committee

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Health Committee must investigate fitness to practise allegations Statutory regulator
s.034

Legal assessors

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC must appoint qualified legal assessors to provide legal advice Statutory regulator
s.035

Medical assessors

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC must appoint and manage medical assessors Statutory regulator
s.036

Registrant assessors

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC may appoint registrant assessors to provide professional advice Statutory regulator
s.information for specified state professionals

Information for specified state professionals

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC must provide regulatory information and respond to professional enquiries Statutory regulator
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Part VI

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Part VII — OFFENCES

s.039

Offences

Unlimited fine
  • Falsely represent staff as registered health professionals Any Person
s.offence: hearing aid dispensers

Offence: hearing aid dispensers

Unlimited fine
  • Performing hearing aid dispenser functions while unregistered Any Person

Part VIII — MISCELLANEOUS

s.046

Accounts of the Council

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HCPC must maintain, audit, and publish annual accounts Statutory regulator
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s.arrangements with other persons who maintain regis

Arrangements with other persons who maintain registers of health or social care workers

Schedules

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HCPC

Health and Care Professions Council

Statutory regulator for 15 health and care professions including physiotherapists, paramedics, occupational therapists, radiographers, dietitians, biomedical scientists, and others. Maintains registers and …

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Made under

Health Act 1999 1999 Primary Act

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