UK Statutory Instrument SI 2003/1577 United Kingdom

The Health Professions Council (Functions of Assessors) Rules Order of Council 2003

This Order, which is made under the Health Professions Order 2001, approves Rules made by the Health Professions Council in respect of functions of legal, medical and registrant assessors.

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Enforced by
HCPC
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person1

Plus 2 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.003 Additional functions of legal assessors (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Legal assessors must attend HCPC hearings and report irregularitiesStatutory regulator
s.004 Additional functions of medical assessors (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Medical assessors must attend hearings and advise when requestedStatutory regulator
s.005 Additional functions of registrant assessors (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Attend HCPC hearings when requested and flag potential professional mistakesAny Person
3 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.paragraph/1 This Order may be cited as the Health Professions Council...

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