Regulator profile
GMC
General Medical Council
Professional Regulator2 areas of regulation · 234 official guidance documents · UK-wide
What GMC does
Statutory regulator for doctors in the UK. Maintains the medical register, sets standards for medical education and practice, and investigates fitness to practise concerns. All practising doctors must be registered.
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Types of regulation
Fitness To Practise
Professional Registration
Official guidance from GMC
Curated guidance documents to help you understand your obligations.
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Consent to research - professional standards - GMC
Detailed Guidance
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0-18 years - guidance for all doctors - GMC
Detailed Guidance
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0-18 years - professional standards - GMC
Detailed Guidance
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About Candour - openness and honesty when things go wrong - GMC
Detailed Guidance
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About Confidentiality - professional standards - GMC
Detailed Guidance
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About Cosmetic interventions - professional standards - GMC
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About Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices - GMC
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About Leadership and management for all doctors - professional standards - GMC
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Related legislation
Legislation connected to GMC's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.
Establishing / enabling
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Medical Act 1983
UK Act of Parliament 1983 -
The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002
UK Statutory Instrument 2002 -
The General Medical Council (Constitution) Order 2008
UK Statutory Instrument 2008 -
The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009
UK Statutory Instrument 2009 -
The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010
UK Statutory Instrument 2010 -
The General Medical Council (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order of Council 2024
UK Statutory Instrument 2024
Administered / monitored
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The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules Order of Council 2004
UK Statutory Instrument 2004 -
The General Medical Council (Licence to Practise) Regulations Order of Council 2009
UK Statutory Instrument 2009 -
The General Medical Council (Registration Appeals Panels Procedure) Rules Order of Council 2010
UK Statutory Instrument 2010 -
The General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) Regulations Order of Council 2012
UK Statutory Instrument 2012 -
The General Medical Council (Constitution of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service) Rules Order of Council 2015
UK Statutory Instrument 2015 -
The General Medical Council (Legal Assessors and Legally Qualified Persons) Rules Order of Council 2015
UK Statutory Instrument 2015
Sectors regulated
Healthcare services
Coverage area
UK-wide