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Find details of the revised standards of conduct performance and ethics, and how they compare to the current standards.

As a registered professional, it is your responsibility to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with service users, carers and colleagues.

This annual report provides an account of our work investigating fitness to practise (FTP) concerns raised with us across the 15 professions we regulate.

Information about rejoining the Register after you have been removed following a fitness to practise case.  

Case study: An occupational therapist’s employer raised concerns relating to their clinical practice and conduct, following a number of incidents relating to nine different cases.

Everything you need to support your employees, whether you’re looking for information on the registration process or events to connect with us

Information, guidance and support for those who use the services of HCPC registrants

In most cases, you will need to make sure you have consent from the service user before you disclose or share any identifiable information

Our primary purpose is to protect the public, but there are benefits to being a regulated profession

How to consider applicants with convictions or cautions and make decisions regarding their suitability for registration and ability to provide a professional service for the public. 

If the Investigating Committee decides there is a case to answer, the case will go forward for a final hearing

Our registrants must treat service users, carers and colleagues with respect and dignity, and maintain appropriate professional boundaries.

Working in partnership with colleagues, effective supervision and leadership are integral to the delivery of healthcare