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For queries relating to raising concerns, misuse of titles and the fitness to practise process

Read our FAQs and information on how to apply our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic

We’ve been speaking to Registrants throughout the pandemic and highlighting their COVID-19 experiences

Info on joining the Register, renewals, international applicants, period of adaptation and returning to practice

The 15 professions we regulate have one or more designated titles that are protected by law

Our corporate plan sets out the important development work we want to achieve to progress our strategy

European professionals can sign a declaration to provide temporary and occasional services in the UK

With the publication of the revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics (‘the standards’) coming soon, you are no doubt wondering what you can do to support your HCPC registrants with embedding them into everyday practice. We're here to help! 

We have significantly expanded the role of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), placing specific importance on making sure that practice is inclusive for all service users. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions. 

We have emphasised the importance of registrants looking after their own mental health and seeking help where necessary as a part of maintaining their fitness to practise. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions. 

New materials outline what candour means and what it looks like in practice.

We think that it’s important to further clarify within the standards that registrants do not need to stop practising simply because they have a physical or mental health condition.