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You can find all our reports, policy and research papers here. You can search by title or by subject. Use the topics on the left to narrow your search by type of publication. If you would like help with your search please contact us on 020 7389 8030 or email us.

A typology of dishonesty - illustrations using the fitness to practise database

A Research paper proposing a typology of six kinds of dishonest act that can apply across professions using illustrations from the Authority's fitness to practise database

Review of Professional Registration and Regulation 2016/17 (with annual report & accounts)

Find out what we have to say about regulatory reform, how the regulators are protecting the public and what accredited registers can offer to a stretched national health and care service in our annual review of the state of professional regulation and registration in the United Kingdom

Performance review - GOsC 2016/17

The GOsC continues to meet all of our Standards of Good Regulation

Consultation on a review of the Standards of Good Regulation

This consultation paper outlines how we could approach reviewing the Standards of Good Regulation and invited responses on how this review could go ahead: whether we should revise the Standards or rewrite them on a principles-based approach. The deadline for responses was 12 September 2017, so the consultation is now closed.

Response to the Charity Commission consultation on the use and promotion of complementary and alternative medicine

The Authority's response to the Charity Commission's consultation on complementary and alternative medicine: making decisions about charitable status

Performance Review - GOC 2015/16

In our latest review of the General Optical Council’s performance, we are pleased to see an improvement – with the GOC meeting 22 out of 24 of our Standards of Good Regulation

Consultation on proposed changes to the annual renewal process for the Accredited Registers programme

This consultation paper outlines proposed changes to the annual renewal process for accredited registers, which aim to ensure the process is more risk based, targeted and proportionate.

Response to NMC legislation to modernise midwifery regulation | PSA

Response to the Nursing and Midwifery Council's consultation on amendments to its legislation to modernise midwifery regulation and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of fitness to practise processes

Welsh language

We can provide our material in Welsh on request.

Gallwn ddarparu ein deunydd yn Gymraeg ar gais. Ebost info@professionalstandards.org.uk

Recent publications

Periodic Review - GOsC 2023/24

Our latest performance review for the General Osteopathic Council

Periodic Review - Social Work England 2022/23

We publish our latest performance review for Social Work England - one of longer periodic reviews covering 2022/23

Monitoring report - PSNI 2022/23

Our latest performance review report for the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland

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